2020 hopeful Inslee says U.S. foreign policy should be built around climate

[DonViejo]

Politics Jun 5, 2019 10:22 AM EDT

By —Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Democratic presidential hopeful Jay Inslee wants the U.S. to shape all foreign policy decisions around a commitment to combat the climate crisis, including willingness to use tariffs, other trade incentives and international finance rules to compel other nations to reduce carbon pollution.

“Our goal is to re-establish American leadership in the fight against climate crisis and use all the tools in the international relations toolbox,” Inslee told The Associated Press.

That vision could involve butting heads with China, the world’s leading carbon polluter, and leading oil producers including Russia and Saudi Arabia. But Inslee said the crisis demands a tough approach. “We certainly have an obligation not only to ask but to use mechanisms to put pressure on that direction,” he said.

The Washington governor is outlining his agenda Wednesday in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

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[shanny]

1. Absolutely it should.

It is a practical and moral imperative imo.

Also it would truly make me smile to kick "allies" like the Saudis to the curb.