Bob Inglis, a former Republican Congressman is on a mission to convert conservative Americans to accept and support solutions for climate change. Although scientific studies as well as most world governments have verified global warming as fact, Conservative Americans typically refuse to believe what they think is a hoax put on by liberals to gain votes, but Inglis is a notable exception. He holds regular meetings with members of his party, and although most attendants at the meetings scoff at the idea of global warming, almost 30% of the attendees, particularly younger Republicans, have changed their views. Inglis has also proposed a tax on carbon, which would help to limit the effects of greenhouse gasses from fossil fuels, and promote clean energy usage.
To me this is important for many reasons, but mostly because it could mean the beginning of real climate change laws in the United States. Democrats, who aren't currently in power, support helping the environment, but no major legislation can really be passed without support from the opposing party. With support from a new wave of younger, more progressive republicans, we could see changes in our environmental policies, however most republicans, (including Trump) have expressed harsh disagreement with the facts of global warming, and endorse fossil fuel power plants, coal mining, etc. Climate change is negatively affecting our world, and if we don't work to find solutions soon, many things we know about planet Earth begin to turn for the worse.
Link: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bob-inglis-republican-believer-climate-change-out-convert-his-party-n912066
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