“Climate conscious” conservative writing in Newsweek, “Why Conservatives should own the climate issue” – shows why conservatives continue to lose the climate issue. That’s something that is going to hurt more and more with each passing year.
Bond, Drew Bond, that is, is apparently CEO of something called Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions.
I’ll get right to the point: conservatives, if you want to “own the libs,” then own the issue that they have dominated for too long. Take the lead on good climate policy and show how free market solutions are superior to progressives’ proposals.
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For their part, liberals have come to own environmental issues. That is a problem in a two-party system, but it is also an opportunity for Republicans. I’ll say it again: if you want to “own the libs,” then own the issue that they have dominated for too long. Take the lead on good climate policy and show how your solutions are superior to theirs.
To be sure, we can and should continue to understand climate science better, and there’s much we still need to learn. But one thing we already know without a doubt is that energy and innovation are good for people and the planet.
The best solutions, and the ones conservatives can and should lead on, are based on maximizing economic freedom across the economy.
OK, so far so good, tell me more.
Bond again:
The Right can own the issue of climate change, and thus “own the libs,” by lowering taxes, lowering regulatory barriers, investing in research, fixing government failures, and accelerating American energy innovation across the board. The immediate expensing for research and development and equipment upgrades included in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act brought several environmental benefits and spurred investment and innovation in the United States. Modernizing permitting, which President Donald Trump prioritized while in office, would increase energy supplies and bring projects online faster, which helps everything from advanced nuclear energy to critical mineral mines. A return to these policies would be great for America, great for the planet, and great for people around the world.
America is already dominating in energy and innovation across many fronts. We are leading the world in energy innovation in everything from natural gas fracking and liquefied natural gas exports (which Biden sadly “paused”) to solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, and new nuclear and AI for nuclear. We are the world’s leading innovators in construction and concrete, carbon capture and use for products and regenerative farming, and even using methane for fertilizer. The list goes on and on and on. The U.S. energy portfolio is the world’s greatest and most varied. It is one area where American greatness has never wavered.
We can all make, and keep, America great by supporting economic freedom and enjoying the environmental improvements it delivers. The best climate policies are good for people and the planet.
Because we have the best policies, conservatives have more than earned the right to own the issue. We just need to embrace it.
Not seeing much of an understanding of the situation here, in the calls for more fracking, more LNG exports, etc.
Really sounds like business as usual Republican messaging, or am I missing something?
Wait, you meant to say “China” there, didn’t you?
This newfangled “fracking” stuff dates from the 1860s. What’s new is the speed at which companies can boom and bust (leaving behind legacy debt, stranded assets and pollution) to generate transient profits from plays that ultimately need costly maintenance to remain cost-effective.
Yeah, no points: I feel dumber already.