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Midterms aren't just a U.S. issue: Election outcomes could factor into global climate change fight [1]
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Date: 2022-11-07
The U.S. is already facing grief over its stance on loss and damages, with Climate Envoy John Kerry previously shutting down attempts to hold the world’s second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases accountable for vulnerable countries that pollute far less but have been devastated by climate-worsened natural disasters. Dozens of groups signed a letter ahead of COP27 addressed to Kerry over this.
Even the gains to be made from the Inflation Reduction Act’s climate provisions are not without criticism: Some worry that the U.S.’s mandates for American manufacturing violate certain trade agreements. It’s doubtful that, were Republicans to win big during the midterms, those lawmakers would have any interest in climate reparations. After all, it’s not like the GOP cares about reparations for its own constituents.
The issue of whether or not manufacturing is done domestically becomes null once climate-denying Republicans realize those mandates are tied to renewables. For a party beholden to the oil and gas industry, there’s simply no point in even pursuing such policies—unless maybe they can get a few solar panels to power an offshore fossil fuel platform or something. Republicans have already shown they’re unwilling to work with the rest of the world on climate, given Donald Trump removing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement during his term as president. The Biden administration is still undoing the damage wrought by the Trump administration and facing legal obstacles from Republicans and Trump-appointed judges along the way.
Voting absolutely matters this election and each one thereafter if we want to ensure we’re not facing the worst that climate change has to offer. As Guterres said in his closing statements Monday morning, “we need all hands on deck for faster, bolder climate action.” “A window of opportunity remains open, but only a narrow shaft of light remains,” Guterres continued. “The global climate fight will be won or lost in this crucial decade—on our watch. One thing is certain: those that give up are sure to lose. So let’s fight together—and let’s win.”
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