'I was left with the impression that all the candidates have political will to work with their members of the opposing party to develop lasting solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. This is huge progress,' Sebastian Nicholls writes.
U.S. Rep. John Curtis leads climate scientists and constituents on a hike in Rock Canyon in Provo, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.On September 26, at a modest auditorium tucked away in Salt Lake City’s Main Public Library, two congressmen and their opponents gathered for a climate discussion, striking for its divergence from politics as usual.
Though there were disagreements, candidates were respectful and even expressed appreciation of the perspectives shared by their opponents. Some of the candidates thanked the organizers, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, for providing the impetus and opportunity to deepen their knowledge about climate change and potential solutions.
I am a dual citizen, and I have had the opportunity to live in multiple countries throughout my life. The acute polarization of this environmental issue is uniquely American. In other countries, people may disagree about how to reduce emissions, but not whether reduction should be done at all. This failure to agree that we should, as a society, reduce our contributions to climate change, stalled our progress on creating solutions in the United States.
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