There is election talk already with the first Democratic Presidential Candidate Forum tonight for 2020. Which is exciting for science. The last two-plus years have been an attack on science funding. Democrats have taken the opportunity to transition toward renewable energy with the proposal titled "Green New Deal." Climate science has been elevated over the last few months with many Congressional hearings. How these two hot topic issues will play out in the election for 202 remains to been seen.
Although, tonight will be a chance for the candidates to respond to questions and lay out their proposals for combatting climate change. Which includes transitioning the nation toward renewable energy -- a bold move in of itself. According to Politico Energy, the following is being said regarding the event tonight and what to look for (in a summarized form):
WELCOME TO MIAMI: Presidential contenders lock horns tonight in Round One of the primary debates in Miami to prove they're ready to take on President Donald Trump — and show Democratic voters they have a plan to fight climate change.Democratic National Committee chief Tom Perez said earlier this month he was confident "climate change will be discussed early and often during our party's primary debates," an answer to the campaign from environmental groups and even some 2020 presidential contenders who pushed for a separate debate devoted to the issue.Polls show climate change has become a top issue for Democratic voters. A recent POLITICO/Morning Consult poll found 42 percent of registered voters thought it was "very important" that Democratic candidates discuss climate change, followed by 23 percent who said it was "somewhat important."What remains an open question is how far questions tonight will go beyond the commonalities between Democratic hopefuls. As POLITICO's David Siders notes , nearly all of the major Democratic presidential contenders have called for the U.S. to rejoin the Paris climate agreement and have voiced support for tenets of the Green New Deal. Instead, climate activists want debate moderators to ask substantive questions about, for example, how exactly they would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and their positions on hydraulic fracturing or carbon pricing.
For individual plans on fossil fuel reduction and climate change, the following links are listed below:
1) Elizabeth Warren: Clean Energy Plan
2) Jay Inslee: (a) Fossil Fuel Plan (b) Climate Change Plan
3) John Delaney: Climate Change Plan
4) Bet O'Rourke: $5T Climate Change Plan
5) Julian Castro: Green Housing Plan
I will admit at this moment that I have yet to read the five articles above. This week has been unusually busy with my personal life. I mentioned in a previous post
that my wife and I are going through IVF. Last Saturday, the embryo was implanted into Kayla's uterus. Which means that Mike (me) has been charged with being a caretaker for the week: cooking, cleaning, bell service, you name it -- I am on it. Learning how to cook on the fly is tricky. Plenty of chicken dishes I can handle. Duck tomorrow night. Watch out.
I will return to my regular schedule of writing next week. But for the next few days, my writing (publishing) may be anything far from regular.
Tonight shall be fascinating to hear the Democratic candidates answer for the road ahead. Including how the nation will transition toward renewable energy on a wide scale along with fighting the looming threat of climate change. Stay tuned.
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