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Dealing With Climate Change

We must act to slow the change, and build an infrastructure to withstand it.

Climate change is here, just as climate scientists accurately predicted decades ago: hotter and longer heat waves, more frequent and severe wildfires, deadlier floods, longer droughts, more powerful hurricanes, and deeper inundation of coastal cities. For climate change papers published between 2010-2020 in refereed science journals ( the gold standard in scientific validation), a whopping 99.97% supported that human activity is causing the current global warming. (https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac2966). And climate change scientists forecast that the next decades will bring increasingly worse consequences unless we take urgent action.

It’s clear that we need knowledgeable leaders in Congress to address this crisis. Sixth District Congressman Sean Casten (D) is uniquely equipped for this challenge. As a scientist, clean energy entrepreneur, and congressman, he’s made it his mission to combat climate change and protect our infrastructure. In Congress, Sean has secured over a billion dollars to strengthen our infrastructure. This includes working across party lines to pass the bipartisan Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2021.

With his background as the CEO of two clean energy companies, Sean knows firsthand that lowering carbon emissions can also create jobs. His proven ability to work across party lines ensures that he’s not only focused on solutions but also capable of making them a reality.

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Re-electing Sean is key to addressing the climate crisis and securing a sustainable future.

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