(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)The prospect of a Democratic presidential debate focused on climate change just took a step closer to becoming reality. “It shows the pressure is working,” said Stephen O'Hanlon, spokesman for the Sunrise Movement, a youth climate group that staged a multiday sit-in outside the DNC's headquarters in Washington over its demands for a climate debate. In fact, the only thing the procedural maneuver assures is that the idea of a climate debate will still be a topic of hot debate among Democrats for weeks to come. If approved by that panel, the full 447-member committee will vote to decide on whether to stage a climate debate. Jay Inslee, who has made climate change the central focus of his campaign.

Source: Washington Post July 02, 2019 12:33 UTC