A report he commissioned in 1977 presciently recommended limiting global average temperature to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels—the standard agreed to 38 years later in the Paris climate accord.
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter was running for reelection against former California Governor Ronald Reagan. The environment was a campaign issue, in part because Reagan had been quoted saying that more than 80 percent of nitrogen oxide air pollution is “caused by trees and vegetation.” (Reagan, the Sierra Club responded, was “just plain wrong.”) Carter, meanwhile, had signed 14 major pieces of environmental legislation, including the first funding of alternative energy, the first federal toxic waste cleanup (the Super Fund), the first fuel economy standards and important new laws to fight air, water and other forms of pollution. He also protected California’s redwood forest and 100 million acres in the Alaska Lands bill, which doubled the size of the National Park Service.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03032023/jimmy-carter-climate-change/
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Dear Tabitha Kimani Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to Jimmy Carter and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Adam We Don't Have Time
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This is nice, But what is needed now is more action.
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Just imagine if the right actions were taken back then, the climate crisis would have been sorted long time ago.
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Kudos
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This one is among the legends of environment. Kudos.
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Fantastic, having an eye for the future is a great element of a leader,and taking a step is a bold move. Congratulations to President Jimmy Carter
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@joseph_githinji I totally agree with you.
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A revolutionary in the climate change war