Here’s how Biden should respond to questions about climate change and the Green New Deal:
“Here’s the deal, folks. Manmade climate change is real. There is a scientific consensus that it exists. You can see it every day, in more frequent and destructive fires and hurricanes. You can see it in sea level rise in some communities. It’s already imposing costs on us, and they’re only going to get worse.
We’re going to pay those costs one way or another–the only questions are how and when. We can ignore the problem and pay the costs by picking up the pieces after the hurricanes and the wildfires. That means tens–and maybe hundreds–of billions of dollars every year in property damage, and lots of deaths. It means we are treating deaths from natural disasters as acceptable collateral damage for maintaining our fossil fuel industries. It also means falling way behind China in the high tech industries of the future, and more pressure from illegal immigrants from countries that are going to get unbearably hot.
Alternatively, we can invest money up front in creating the infrastructure and the new industries that will help us compete with the Chinese. We can avoid at least some of the damage and the deaths and the turmoil arising from climate change. We can help create a more stable and peaceful world. That’s my vision for the future.
A vote for Trump is a vote for a slightly more comfortable present and a future full of catastrophes. A vote for me is a vote for a brighter future for you, your children, and your grandchildren. It’s up to you, America.”