A Letter From Gary Hart Published in The New York Times

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Climate Change in ’08

To the Editor:

As former Vice President Al Gore correctly stated in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech on Monday (news article, Dec. 11), the whole world will watch the next American president for action on climate change from his or her first hours in the White House.

Each candidate, Republican and Democratic, should explain now what actions he or she will take during the first 100 days in office.

The candidates’ proposals must be both bold and comprehensive. Time is not on our side. The basic challenge is to make the transition to a post-carbon economy as quickly and creatively as possible.

The new gold standard is the Presidential Climate Action Plan announced on Dec. 4 by a national team of experts led by the University of Colorado. It includes more than 300 specific proposals for rapid presidential action.

The candidates should begin now to seek the voter mandate the next president will need to mobilize the nation for climate action at home and international leadership abroad.

Gary Hart
Denver, Dec. 11, 2007

The writer is co-chairman, Presidential Climate Action Project at the University of Colorado.

Create at: Wed Dec 12 21:44:32 -0600 2007

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