Young Republican Environmentalists Disappointed By Complete Absence Of Climate From GQP Platform

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It is difficult to predict how these and other decisions could affect the level of carbon emissions in Earth’s atmosphere, the main driver of global warming. But a recent analysis by Carbon Brief, a United Kingdom-based climate policy and science publication, found that a Trump win in November could cause an additional 4 billion metric tons of carbon emissions by 2030 — equivalent to the combined annual emissions of the European Union and Japan.

“A Republican sweep in November’s election would avoid congressional roadblocks to Trump rolling back all of Biden’s climate legacy,” Simon Evans, deputy editor and senior policy editor at Carbon Brief, said in an email. “Under those conditions, Trump could push the U.S. towards the extra 4 billion tons of CO2 emissions by 2030 that we modeled — and potentially beyond.”

At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Monday, the party formally adopted a platform that makes no mention of climate change. Instead, it proclaims that America should “DRILL, BABY, DRILL,” referring to oil and gas as “liquid gold under our feet.” By contrast, the draft Democratic Party platform mentions “climate” or “clean energy” 141 times, including in a seven-page chapter devoted to climate solutions, according to an analysis by the environmental group Evergreen Action.

Some Republicans who have pushed their party to accept climate change criticized the platform for neglecting the issue. “I would have liked to see at least a mention of the Republican legacy of environmental stewardship and conversation,” said Chris Barnard, president of American Conservation Coalition Action, a group of young Republicans who support climate action. Barnard noted that polls consistently show climate change ranks as a top concern for younger Republican voters. The party ignores the issue, he said, at its own peril. “Our message to Republicans continues to be that they can’t just be saying ‘drill, baby, drill,’” he said.

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Ed. - Yes, Chris, and people in Hell would like to see ice water. WTF is WRONG with you?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/07/18/republican-election-sweep-climate-policy/