Conservative-leaning governments in Britain, France, Germany and Japan all signed on to successive climate change agreements. Republicans who asserted support for climate change legislation or the seriousness of the climate threat saw their money dry up or, worse, a primary challenger arise. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn recent years, many climate scientists have also dropped their reluctance to pin significant weather events on climate change. It’s flooding, and it’s happening now.”Mr. Curbelo helped create the House Climate Solutions Caucus, 20 Republicans and 20 Democrats who say they are committed to tackling climate change. Outside of Congress, a small number of establishment conservatives, including a handful of leaders from the Reagan administration, have begun pushing Washington to act on climate change.

Source: New York Times June 03, 2017 17:48 UTC