Climate change. Please only serious answers.

There is not the political will to address climate change in a significant way in the united states. Even if the USA wanted to do something it would take simultaneous action of other nations —especially China— to reduce GHG emissions enough to reverse the trend we have today.

There will be more global warming because the opportunity to address it passed in 2009, when the Obama Administration made the fateful decision to prioritize health care reform over climate change. I worked for years getting the US House of Representatives to impose a price on carbon (which remains the best most effective policy solution if globally adopted) only to see the Senate lack the political will for action.

The world must adapt to the reality that we are in a warmer world. If the world coalesced today behind a plan to reduce GHGs, we would still see warmer temperatures globally for several years.

None of this is rocket science — it is just the way it is. Sorry I can’t give you a political spin answer — I believe in science and facts and political reality. Others will no doubt respond that climate change is a hoax or blame liberalism or Dems. But that’s all crap.

The best technology solution for the short term is nuclear power and next generation nuclear power which is quite safe. But those most concerned about climate change are also those most opposed to nuclear. How ironic.