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so climate changes that real presumably

so climate changes that real presumably the EPA is ready to do something about

the EPA is ready to do something about

the EPA is ready to do something about it

it

it I went straight to Gina McCarthy the

I went straight to Gina McCarthy the

I went straight to Gina McCarthy the administrator the EPA to find out what

administrator the EPA to find out what

administrator the EPA to find out what are they doing about climate change

are they doing about climate change

are they doing about climate change let’s check it out I’m moving forward to

let’s check it out I’m moving forward to

let’s check it out I’m moving forward to develop a standard that will lower

develop a standard that will lower

develop a standard that will lower carbon pollution that’s fueling climate

carbon pollution that’s fueling climate

carbon pollution that’s fueling climate change from our power sector that

change from our power sector that

change from our power sector that companies that generate electricity it’s

companies that generate electricity it’s

companies that generate electricity it’s extremely important for us to tackle it

extremely important for us to tackle it

extremely important for us to tackle it because they are the largest source of

because they are the largest source of

because they are the largest source of carbon pollution power country leaders

carbon pollution power country leaders

carbon pollution power country leaders we’re doing it by developing a rule we

we’re doing it by developing a rule we

we’re doing it by developing a rule we put out a proposal is called clean power

put out a proposal is called clean power

put out a proposal is called clean power plan and basically it’s an effort for

plan and basically it’s an effort for

plan and basically it’s an effort for the federal government to look at the

the federal government to look at the

the federal government to look at the signs for EPA you look at the science

signs for EPA you look at the science

signs for EPA you look at the science and to say what kind of standards we can

and to say what kind of standards we can

and to say what kind of standards we can achieve over the long term to send a

achieve over the long term to send a

achieve over the long term to send a signal to the energy world that we need

signal to the energy world that we need

signal to the energy world that we need to be shifting towards a low-carbon

to be shifting towards a low-carbon

to be shifting towards a low-carbon future but every state’s gonna translate

future but every state’s gonna translate

future but every state’s gonna translate that into their very own plan based on

that into their very own plan based on

that into their very own plan based on where they are today and that plan is

where they are today and that plan is

where they are today and that plan is going to be done in a way that meets

going to be done in a way that meets

going to be done in a way that meets their energy needs doesn’t threaten

their energy needs doesn’t threaten

their energy needs doesn’t threaten reliability doesn’t change the

reliability doesn’t change the

reliability doesn’t change the affordability of energy for all of us

affordability of energy for all of us

affordability of energy for all of us no lights are gonna be shut out but

no lights are gonna be shut out but

no lights are gonna be shut out but we’re gonna actually head towards a

we’re gonna actually head towards a

we’re gonna actually head towards a low-carbon future in jobs of the future

low-carbon future in jobs of the future

low-carbon future in jobs of the future as well

as well

as well Andrew is that plausible who’s that is

Andrew is that plausible who’s that is

Andrew is that plausible who’s that is that yeah how dare I know it’s totally

that yeah how dare I know it’s totally

that yeah how dare I know it’s totally plausible and it’s happening a lot of

plausible and it’s happening a lot of

plausible and it’s happening a lot of the challenge with climate is that the

the challenge with climate is that the

the challenge with climate is that the costs come in the future and we have

costs come in the future and we have

costs come in the future and we have this bad habit of discounting future

this bad habit of discounting future

this bad habit of discounting future costs they they call it a discount rate

costs they they call it a discount rate

costs they they call it a discount rate that you applied at the future and again

that you applied at the future and again

that you applied at the future and again this for this you know as a scientist

this for this you know as a scientist

this for this you know as a scientist you go but wait wait is that like people

you go but wait wait is that like people

you go but wait wait is that like people who smoke they’re like that’s going to

who smoke they’re like that’s going to

who smoke they’re like that’s going to take five years off your life they don’t

take five years off your life they don’t

take five years off your life they don’t care I love it that’s right the the real

care I love it that’s right the the real

care I love it that’s right the the real time benefit whatever that might be

time benefit whatever that might be

time benefit whatever that might be always the future ways their sense of

always the future ways their sense of

always the future ways their sense of that future doom that someone is doing

that future doom that someone is doing

that future doom that someone is doing this about

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