Republicans won the House. For climate action, look to cities and states
Los Angeles timesNov 17, 2022
House Republicans have reportedly sent oversight letters to multiple climate activist groups in the past year suggesting the NGOs could be participating in foreign influence campaigns and asking for donor information and communications with governments including China and Russia. The "Sea Sea Change Foundation" was reportedly a focus of some of the letters.
Last week, Kevin McCarthy (R-Calf.) — who is vying to be Speaker of the House of Representatives, vowed in a blog to investigate "Environmental NGOs' collusion with Russia and China to hurt American Energy."
With Republicans gaining a narrow majority in the House, the odds of further positive climate action in Congress are low, as shown by this ill-intentioned stunt. In confronting global warming, greater responsibility now lies with state and local governments — the GOP-led House is clearly unlikely to help.
Many climate change goals aim to restrict an individual's autonomy in decisions about food, transportation, and even clothing. Using the veil of climate activism, a scary future may lie ahead of the average American. Isn't it appropriate to investigate who has a stake in undermining America's energy independence?
There is a 5% chance that if a global catastrophe occurs it will be due to either human-made climate change or geoengineering, according to the Metaculus prediction community.