As you probably know by now, John McCain won the Republican primary in Florida. Congratulations, Senator McCain!
John McCain is the only Republican presidential candidate who is convincing about being serious about global warming - for instance, he co-sponsored the Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007, which:
Provide[s] for a program to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, to support the deployment of new climate change-related technologies, and to ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes.
Having him as the Republican nominee would be good news. However, a quick glance at Grist.org’s fantabulous comparison of Presidential candidates, indicates that McCain’s approach to mitigating global warming is neither as comprehensive, aggressive nor as detailed as that of either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. Some points of comparison:
- McCain proposes a 30% reduction in greenhouse gasses by 2050, while both Clinton and Obama propose 80%.
- While supporting an increase, McCain offers no specifics on how much he would increase the fuel economy standard. Obama proposes an increase for cars to 40 mpg and light trucks to 32 mpg by 2020. Clinton’s is even more aggressive: She supports raising standards to 40 mpg by 2020 and 55 mpg by 2030.
Take a look for yourself, and review Grist’s factsheet on McCain here.
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