03 Feb 2021 – The Climate (Change) In Rotary

 

1st story – Scientists solve a major climate mystery, confirming Earth is hotter than it’s been in at least 120 centuries

Our main story – your correspondents Alan (RCATs and ESRAG) and Bruce (BA, CCL – for the bipartisan viewpoint), we both are Rotarians – and Rotary is all about service.

110 yo service club – Rotary

  • Background on Rotary – including tackling polio (global reach and impact)
  • Protecting the environment (ESRAG)
  • Local actions – RCAT

Bipartisanship

  • Rotary discovered that really partisan issues (like climate change) require more work at building consensus
  • CCL has been working bipartisanship from the get-go (2007)
    • Bipartisan friendly framing
    • Bipartisan solution CF&D
    • Attention to keeping it so
  • Braver Angels is a recent addition to the bipartisan thinkers
  • Problems Solvers Caucus

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