# What’s Next for Climate Policy?

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2012/11/whats-next-for-climate-policy/
- Published: 2012-11-27T01:39:00-05:00
- Author: greenguruguides

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First off! Let’s start with the most basic fact. A large majority of Americans (
77%) now believe that [Congress](https://greenlivingguy.com/2018/03/good-news-congress-stands-up-for-energy-efficiency-with-omnibus-bill/)
and the president should make climate change a priority. Also, over the past two
years however, discussion about establishing overarching national climate policy
has been decidedly muted. Worst part is besides all talk of a Green Deal Congress
is not nonexistent.

So then [What’s Next for Climate Policy?](https://web.archive.org/web/20150928150848/http://www.earthshare.org/2012/10/hurricanesandy.html)

[When Hurricane Sandy](https://web.archive.org/web/20150928150848/http://www.earthshare.org/2012/10/hurricanesandy.html)
hit, flooding the most populous region of the country. It also caused $30 billion
in damages in the New York area alone. Suddenly, it became clear that ignoring climate
change will cost us much more than doing something to address it.

[For the Entire Story](https://web.archive.org/web/20150910110130/http://www.earthshare.org/2012/11/climatepolicy.html)

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