Animosity toward Climate Policy is part of the reason Climate Change has become a top priority for democratic candidate in the president ial race. It is also the result of increased media coverage, wildfires, a call to action on the Green New Deal, Global Climate strikes, and demands for candidates to formalize their climate and energy plants. The september climate town hall was unprecedented in the seriousness that the candidates and part of the electorate had been addressing the issue. As details emerge on the candidatesplans, a number of questions have emerged. To frack or not to frack . To nuke or not to nuke . To attacks carbon are not to tax carbon or not . The list goes on and on. We have to ask ourselves what the implications of Climate Energy policy is for the economy, for our health and international relations. We gathered a group of speakers from across the political spectrum who have different stakes in this debate on climate and energy. From the Sunrise Movement is lauren,
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In the 2020 president ial campaign. Among the speakers were former officials,istration along with representatives from several Energy Advocacy organizations. From the Atlantic Council, this is one hour and 20 minutes. Good afternoon. My name is randy bell. Thank you for joining us today for this discussion assessing president ial candidates climate and energy policies. I dont think this could be any more timely given today is the first day President Trump can formally begin withdrawal from the paris agreement, and a year ago yesterday is the election. So we have a whole another year of this. Trumps animosity toward Climate Policy is part of the reason Climate Change has become a top priority for democratic candidate in the president ial race. It is also the result of increased media coverage, wildfires, a call to action on the Green New Deal, Global Climate strikes, and demands for candidates to formalize their climate and energy plants. The september climate town hall was unprecedente
Policies. I dont think this could be anymore timely given today is the first day that President Trump can formally begin withdrawal from the paris agreement. And a year ago a year ago yesterday is the election. So we have a whole another year of this. President trumps animosity towards Climate Policy is at least part of the reason Climate Change has become a top priority for Democratic Candidates in the president ial race. Its also the result of increased media coverage, climate induced flooding and wildfires, calls to action in the Green New Deal and the Global Climate strikes and voter demands for candidates to formalize demands for energy plans. The september townhall was unprecedented in the seriousness that candidates and at least part of the electorate had in addressing the issue. But the devil is in the details. And as the details emerge and various candidatess plan was be another questions have emerge. To frak or not. To nuke or not. To tax or not tax or capture carbon or not.
Director of the Global Energy center here at the Atlantic Council. Thank you for joining us today for this discussion, assessing democratic president ial candidates climate and energy policies. I dont think this could be anymore timely given today is the first day that President Trump can formally begin withdrawal from the paris agreement. And a year ago a year ago yesterday is the election. So we have a whole another year of this. President trumps animosity towards Climate Policy is at least part of the reason Climate Change has become a top priority for Democratic Candidates in the president ial race. Its also the result of increased media coverage, climate induced flooding and wildfires, calls to action in the Green New Deal and the Global Climate strikes and voter demands for candidates to formalize demands for energy plans. The september townhall was unprecedented in the seriousness that candidates and at least part of the electorate had in addressing the issue. But the devil is i