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Council debate will focus on climate solutions
On Nov. 1 at 6 p.m., Citizens Climate Lobby will sponsor a climate solutions debate for Park City council candidates. My name is Emily O’Hara and I am an 11-year-old resident of Park City. I will be there and invite all Park City residents to attend.
It’s crucial to rally citizens for this event because it’s an opportunity for young and old to show the candidates just how critical the issue of our changing climate is to our community and beyond.
This debate holds a special place in my heart because it allows me to actively engage with my community leaders. Climate change is a looming threat that affects our world, and we must take action. Attending this debate is a chance to make our voices heard while sending a strong message to the council candidates that the people of Park City are deeply concerned about the damage to our climate.
The impacts of climate change affect all of our lives, making it imperative that we support our elected officials by participating in this debate — it is our civic right and duty.
I strongly encourage everyone to participate in this important event at the Jim Santy Auditorium on Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. Your presence will help shape our community’s stance on this vital issue.
Emily O’Hara
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Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”