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| How To Take On the Greatest Challenge Ever Faced |
In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a stark appraisal of the latest climate science: Humanity has only three decades to completely reinvent the global economy in order to eliminate net greenhouse gas pollution and hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. The sheer scale of the challenge now facing the world has no precedent in all of human history. But there is still time to act, and there is global momentum building like never before. In the United States, while the Trump administration has dismantled nearly all federal climate policy, state leadership has risen to the challenge with innovative and ambitious new policies.
In a new report, "A 100 Percent Clean Future," the Center for American Progress presents a framework for federal action that builds on these state efforts, outlining not only the policies that are needed to achieve a 100 percent clean future as quickly as the science demands, but also the coalitions and principles that will make them a reality. The American public is demanding action, and it's time for political leaders to summon the courage to act.
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To visualize how the recommendations in CAP's report get us to a 100 Percent Clean Future, explore the companion interactive.
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Democratic Debate Night |
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Rest up over the holiday weekend: The fourth Democratic primary debate will take place Tuesday, October 15, at 8:00 p.m. This time, 12 candidates made the cut to be on stage—two more than the last debate—and everyone will be looking to have a breakthrough moment. As always, here at CAP, we'll be watching and live-tweeting from @amprog. In addition, be sure to follow our policy experts as they track the issues on debate night:
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Trump's Reckless Move in Syria |
Following President Donald Trump's surprise announcement late last week that the United States was immediately withdrawing troops from northern Syria, Turkey began striking America's Kurdish and Arab partners with airstrikes and artillery. As CAP's Kelly Magsamen stated,
"President Trump has not only callously abandoned our Kurdish and Arab allies who have fought ISIS alongside U.S. troops, but he has also sowed the seeds of an ISIS resurgence." How did we get here? To learn more, see this informative tweet thread
from Max Hoffman, CAP's associate director for National Security and International Policy—and for background, be sure to go back and read his recent report, "The State of the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict." There will be more to come on this situation as it develops; follow @MaxHoffmanDC and @kellymagsamen on Twitter for the latest.
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Major Stories This Week |
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America, It's Time to Talk About Child Care
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The U.S. economy loses an astounding $57 billion per year in revenue, wages, and productivity as a result of child care problems. It's time for elected officials to lead a national conversation with policy ideas that capitalize on investing in children from birth.
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Bullet Control
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Large quantities of ammunition are easy to access, stockpile, and use in horrific mass shootings and other devastating cases of gun violence across the country. Here's a breakdown of what gaps exist in current law regarding ammunition and what future laws must include.
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