Notes from May 21, 2019

Dr Fisher is a retired Chemical Engineer with Cargill and a high school teacher who has taken on the mission of spreading the word regarding the importance of efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Dr Fisher discussed the similarities of the four-way test and the CCL values. 59% of Americans are alarmed or concerned about climate change and 70% of people believe it is real but only two-thirds talk about the issues. Fossil fuel emissions are the biggest source of carbon emissions which creates the greenhouse effect which leads to global warming. Scientists point to fact that our twenty warmest years were in the last twenty-two years and without action our oceans will rise two to six feet by the year 2100. The incidence of severe weather events has increased from 200 events per year to more than 700. The impact of climate change will change our climate to one more like that of Kansas. An independent study gives us twelve years to reduce global emissions by 50% which would slow the effects of climate change. A lot of changes are happening worldwide, and wind and solar production is growing ten-fold. The CCL is supporting The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act which would charge a tax on carbon fuels at the source and the funds would be returned to consumers as a dividend. The Act has bi-partisan support. Learn more at www.energyinnovationact.org.