Gov. Of State (LA) That Loses 1 Football Field/Hour To Rising Seas Is . . . Creating A "Task Force"
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration plans an expansion of coastal restoration and flood protection efforts that for the first time will target greenhouse gas emissions by Louisiana industry as a way to reduce future sea level rise.
“Louisiana will do its part to address climate change,” Edwards said Thursday. “Science tells us that rising sea level will become the biggest challenge we face, threatening to overwhelm our best efforts to protect and restore our coast. Science also tells us that sea level rise is being driven by global greenhouse gas emissions.”
The Democratic governor said he was forming a new Climate Initiatives Task Force that will come up with “next steps” for the state to take. Edwards’ speech marked the first time a Louisiana governor had announced such intentions, according to The New Orleans Advocate/The Times-Picayune. But the governor offered few specifics about how aggressive a line he would take towards reducing emissions.
“We are not announcing targets today, or metrics, and we are certainly not starting with a series of regulations,” he said. Edwards praised Louisiana’s energy industry and stressed that the carbon reduction efforts would be as industry-friendly as possible.
Ed. Visionary! Visionary, I tell you!
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