Can Democrats and Republicans work together on climate change?

 In many countries politicians and citizens view climate change as a bipartisan issue.  In Denmark, for example, most people agree that Denmark needs to transition to an energy economy that relies on renewable sources, like wind and solar.  This article from Inside Climate News addresses the possiblility of Republicans and Democrats working together on climate change in the United States.  What actions could citizens take to persuade politicians of all parties and ideologies to find common ground on climate change?  https://apple.news/ArUJ0F_iCTMuHvINqbvsW7A   

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  1. CourtneyFebruary 1, 2023 at 7:40 PM

    It's strange that the existence of climate change is so controversial when the time spent arguing its existence could be used to solve it. I guess the impact from the plastic producing corporations' and polluters' narrative that it doesn't exist, spread to keep the public and lawmakers off their backs really still impacts modern opinions.

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    1. Sophia HullFebruary 13, 2023 at 8:11 AM

      Companies' claims that they aren't harming the environment are very powerful. Sometimes you have to wonder whether or not deep down some politicians are simply ignoring the issue instead of taking action because it will be too costly, time-consuming, or distract from other issues they want to advocate more strongly for.

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  2. Trinity ChernoffFebruary 22, 2023 at 11:23 AM

    It does feel like sometimes the people who are very die-hard about being right wing are not even willing to hear your side of the argument. Even if you find common ground to speak to each other upon just the fact that you are slightly advocating for something that they decidedly disagree with if found that right wing republicans just flat out refuse to engage or engage in the least productive way possibly by listening only to respond or filibustering in some form or another. It feels very cult-like and hopeless, however the first step would definitely to be finding common ground to work on first. Unfortunately with the issue of climate change the amount of time it would take to be gentle and placate these people until they can see the other side of the story would likely not be quick enough with how fast the issue of climate change is progressing.

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  3. RozelynDFebruary 26, 2023 at 8:37 PM

    I don't understand why it is a bipartisan issue to countries. These problems affect everyone in the world no matter the country, this should be a part of our priorities to make a better world, because if it affects one of us, it affects all of us.

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    1. Ryan NguyenFebruary 27, 2023 at 10:07 AM

      I agree with your comment, regardless of what political side you're on, this issue can still heavily affect your future. To combat this issue, we need to set aside our differences and work together.

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  4. Tanner RustMarch 2, 2023 at 12:26 AM

    In my opinion, after doing more research, I believe republicans and democrats could both work together in some way to help climate change. I found that 78 percent of democrats want to make a change, while only 21 percent of republicans want to help make a change. Climate change has become a topic that involves politics heavily now due to funding and what different sides of people believe. Although the republican side isn't heavy with supporters, I think the best thing to do to help the climate change crisis is to have both sides come together and hopefully agree on supporting it. Since some republicans want to help this change, it would be a good idea to allow them to talk to their supporters and hopefully persuade them about their ideas for the climate change crisis. The last thing we want is for both sides to continue fighting while the crisis worsens without any action being taken by these political parties.

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  5. Timothy TedderMarch 17, 2023 at 10:43 PM

    1) It actually turns out that in the past, according to an article from New York Times on climate change and where both sides stand in the United States, Democrats and Republicans used to be unified in terms of environmental views. However, this has changed over time, as while democrats have become more supportive of fighting climate change, the republican party is shown now to have a much larger gap from where they used to be. I believe that this could be solved by unifying people in power from both sides, instead of creating a wider divide between left and right wing people.
    2) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/opinion/republicans-environment-climate.html.

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