As the saying goes, “the second best time to plant a tree is today”. Yeah, we’re missing so many decades where we could have actually prevented many of the consequences, but it will still get worse if we don’t act now.

Assuming Harris also supports Biden’s IRA from a couple years ago, it is the biggest investment in reducing climate change from the US ever, and is certainly projected to reduce carbon emissions. I remember projections at the time saying it gets us halfway to our car in emissions goal. It’s a good start, but now we need someone who can build on that to get us the rest of the way, not someone who will deny, repeal, and backslide. I’m confident Harris will at least hold the line, but there’s still hope she will walk frward