Time To Act On Global Warming?

Solving our global warming problems is the moral, business, economic, policy, political and technological challenge of our generation. The scientific debate is over. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s new February 2007 report makes clear that “the warming of the climate is unequivocal” and accelerating, and that businesses’ and people’s actions are the predominant cause. We know what the problems are. Now, we need to act on the solutions – and fast.

The economic analysis by the University of Illinois’ Regional Economics Applications Laboratory shows that implementing this clean energy development plan would create 209,000 net new jobs in the Midwest by 2020, and create almost $20 billion of net economic growth. That would infuse billions of dollars into the Midwest economy. It’s an old myth that environmental progress and economic growth are in conflict. That’s a false choice. There is no trade-off. We can be smart and have both.

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