"Climate at the Debate: Trump Ignored the Question and Harris Hedged"

"Vice President Kamala Harris nodded to the urgency of climate change but also highlighted the country’s record levels of oil and gas production."

"At the tail end of the hottest summer in recorded history, as wildfires tear through California and a hurricane heads toward Louisiana, both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump failed to say how they would fight climate change during their debate Tuesday night.

It was the final question posed during the 90 minute exchange, about an issue that moderator Linsey Davis of ABC News noted was “important for a number of Americans, in particular younger voters.”

The outcome of this presidential election could be critical to determining whether the United States, the world’s biggest historic source of the greenhouse gasses that are dangerously warming the planet, cuts its pollution enough to keep global warming within relatively safe limits. Scientists say the window for action is rapidly closing.

Ms. Harris acknowledged the problem, noting “the former president has said that climate change is a hoax and what we know is that it is very real.”"

Lisa Friedman reports for the New York Times September 11, 2024.

SEE ALSO:

"What To Know About Fracking, False Claims And Other Climate Issues Mentioned During The Debate" (AP)

"Why Kamala Harris Has Embraced America’s Oil Boom" (Washington Post)

"Trump Addresses Climate Change By Returning To Tariffs" (The Hill)

"Harris Embraces Oil And Gas On Debate Stage" (The Hill)

"At The Debate, Harris Made Climate Change A Pocketbook Issue" (NPR)

"The Next President Will Be a Climate-Disaster President" (Atlantic)