Michael Mann: 2024 Election Is About Doubling Down on Fossil Fuels vs. Acting on the Climate Crisis

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MANN: “We've seen that U.S. leadership is critical here. Under the Obama administration, when we demonstrated leadership, when we passed the Clean Power Plan, when we were taking actions to reduce our carbon emissions, that brought China to the table. And there was a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and China that laid the foundation for the very successful Paris summit. So that was a consequence of U.S. leadership. When we lead on this issue others come to the table. And so that's what's so important than the year ahead, and we're facing a presidential election, and 2024 general election, which will decide which path we take, do we follow the path of doubling down on fossil fuels and failing to act on the climate crisis or do we rise to the challenge? That's what voters are going to has -- have to ask themselves when they go to the voting booth next year. We still can meet this moment, but it requires effort on our part, in particular, political participation, electing politicians who are willing to act before it's too late.”