No Carbon Taxes Or Pricing, So I Guess New GQP Climate Caucus Will Just Do Straight-Up Greenwash
A group of nearly 40 House Republicans is launching a Conservative Climate Caucus on Wednesday. The initiative, led by Rep. John Curtis of Utah, marks the first time that Republicans have organized a group explicitly to address climate change. Members include Reps. Garret Graves of Louisiana, Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, Bruce Westerman of Arkansas, Frank Lucas of Oklahoma, Michael McCaul of Texas, Lee Zeldin of New York, Nancy Mace of South Carolina, and more.
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The new climate caucus, however, aims to go beyond messaging and educate House Republicans on climate policies and legislation consistent with conservative values, according to a one-page summary shared by Curtiss office. Members of the group acknowledge the climate is changing and that human industrial activity has contributed to global warming, the summary reads. Its creation comes after Curtis organized a summit in February attended by 25 House Republicans, reported exclusively by the Washington Examiner, in which members discussed how to position themselves to address climate change in the Democratic-controlled Congress.
Congressional Republicans have sought to overhaul their party's climate change platform and messaging to compete with Democrats and the Biden administration. House Republicans are also responding to polls over the last few years that have shown the party is vulnerable among young and suburban voters who are concerned about the environment and climate change.
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Republicans on the new conservative caucus say they intend to contrast their proposals with radical progressive climate policies, such as pricing carbon or mandating clean electricity use.
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https://news.yahoo.com/house-republicans-launch-conservative-climate-100000091.html