Bloomberg compares global warming threat to that from terrorism.
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave a speech to a United Nations environmental conference recently. At this conference he asserted that fighting global warming “is just as important as stopping terrorism.” Making this point, he stated, “Weapons of mass destruction - if they get out of the hands of the countries that have them and get into the hands of terrorists, the potential is just mind-boggling . . . Global warming is a much longer-term thing. But it has all the same potential of destroying the planet we live on.”
Under Bloomberg’s leadership New York has been a model for green reforms. Specifically, his administration has laid out a real path for cutting the city’s CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030 and has been a leading voice at the local level for changes to our nation’s policies.
By casting the threat of global climate change next to that of terrorism, Bloomberg has made a powerful statement that will be heard beyond the borders of New York City. Bloomberg, like Gov. Schwarzenegger in California, has been very outspoken in his opposition to our lack of a real green energy policy at the federal level. Fortunately one of the benefits of our federal system of government is that local governments, whether they be at the state or city level, can often spark a policy change that is ultimately implemented in Washington. The next step is for our soon-to-be president, whether it is McCain, Obama or Clinton, to take a similar leadership role once they take office.
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