Author: Jason Lemon / Source: Newsweek
2020 presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has said that the United States is already lagging behind in addressing the threat of climate change, arguing in support of a what has become known as the Green New Deal.
Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana,
During the interview, Wallace questioned the 37-year-old mayor about climate change and the Green New Deal, a proposal to deal with issues both ecological and financial, which has been backed by the majority of Democratic candidates who have announced their 2020 ambitions.
Explaining what the Green New Deal would entail, Buttigieg said “it’s a handful of pages laying out a goal for us to cut carbon emissions, before they lead to changes that really destroy our economy and any prospect for people in my generation to do well.”
“I’m thinking about what the world’s going to look like in 2054, when I get to the current age of the current president,” Buttigieg, who if elected would become the youngest president ever, said. “And if we don’t act aggressively and immediately on climate, it’s not going to be a pretty picture.”
Explaining that the U.S. must rapidly curb carbon emissions, Buttigieg said “the bottom line is, scientifically, the right year to do that was yesterday.”
“We’ve got to do this,” he added. “This time table isn’t being set in Congress; it’s being set by reality.”
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