[ecc47]

The Baker-Shultz plan was written in February 2018 so it's going to take some time until it is finally implemented. Also, a lot of hard-core party line Republicans are old and hold the same beliefs from decades ago. These are the conservatives who believe that climate change is all a hoax. When they die, their voices and beliefs will phase out and the voices of the new evolving GOP will phase in. Just my two cents.

[tfehring]

Older Americans are overrepresented among climate change deniers, but not overwhelmingly so. As of 2014, 44% of climate change deniers are under 50, and 77% are under 65 [0]. So most will still be around for several decades. More concerning to me are those who will acknowledge the impacts of climate change but balk at the costs of addressing it, further delaying action. And of course, even if and when a global consensus is reached that significant action is needed, that action will take years or decades to take effect.

In the meantime, how many trillions of dollars will we spend to address relatively immediate impacts such as flooding in coastal regions and changes in growth patterns for crops? And how many trillions of dollars will we add to the cost of reversing climate change's effects - if it's even possible to reverse them at all? Not to mention non-economic consequences like the disruption of marine ecosystems.

[0] https://news.gallup.com/poll/168620/one-four-solidly-skeptic...

[ecc47]

The plan was actually written in February 2017. Pardon my mistake.