George Shultz, Reagan's Secretary of state, puts forth a proposal to tackle climate change and brings up the fact that Reagan took on Ozone layer depletion during his tenure. It, like climate change, had its detractors. Reagan ignored them and put things into high gear to combat the holes in the ozone layer. He took into account that the detractors could possibly be right, but erred on the side of caution and the future. His plan paid off and the ozone depletion was reversed over time. Now Schultz is calling for the same kind of plan where climate change is concerned. Take out an insurance plan. Maybe some republicans will listen to him. There are many things we can do to ameliorate the potentially disastrous effects of climate change, if thousands of scientists are right and the evidence is correct, that won't break the bank or require massive government intervention.
A Reagan approach to climate change - The Washington Post
A Reagan approach to climate change - The Washington Post