Responding to an online debate forum put up by The New York Times, ASP Board Member, former Governor of New Jersey and EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman discussed the importance of climate change for President Obama’s second term. The NYT posed a question to experts, “After months of planning and organizing and exhorting, President Obama was re-elected Tuesday. He may well ask, “What do we do now?” Here are some suggestions.” While others touched on healthcare reform and foreign policy, Gov. Whitman said stated “climate change should be front and center.” From the article:

It’s unfortunate that Democrats failed to pass cap-and-trade to limit carbon emissions when they had control of both chambers of Congress, as getting it through the House is going to be a tough challenge now. Despite past resistance to federal cap-and-trade proposals, this solution should stay on the table. It is my hope that my Republican colleagues will see the wisdom of a market-based system for funding a public good — all very much Republican principles. We must be willing to have open and honest discussions about the need to reduce emissions, about what reasonable caps look like and about the effort it would take to achieve necessary changes.

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