#ClimateForum2020
On September 19th and 20th, 2019, GU Politics hosted candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination in Gaston Hall for a forum of environmental policy and climate change.
Across two days, the Institute of Politics and Public Service, alongside partners Our Daily Planet, MSNBC and New York Magazine, hosted Democratic presidential contenders: Michael Bennet (pictured above), Cory Booker, Steve Bullock, Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, John Delaney, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tim Ryan, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, Bill Weld, Marianne Williamson, and Andrew Yang. Candidates presented their backgrounds, views, and potential plans on combating climate change in the US and across the globe.
Though there was general consensus on climate change as a pressing issue and the Trump administration’s shortcomings, views split on topics like carbon capture proposals and nuclear energy. The two-day event was moderated by MSNBC’s Ali Velshi and Chris Hayes.
Behind the scenes, some students got face-time with the candidates while others were interviewed by the news media for their thoughts on how the forum was going and who presented the best plan.
Check out each candidate’s segment below.
Tim Ryan
Congressman Ryan, representing a district in northeastern Ohio and serving in Congress since 2003, made headlines as a challenger to Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House in early 2019. At the Climate Forum, he pushed back on Trump’s approach to the environment. “Don’t be selling us nostalgia, sell me the future. I want to sell the future of work.”
Read more: The Hoya – Georgetown Voice – On The Record – NY Magazine – Washington Post
Watch it all: Day One – Day Two
Hashtag: #ClimateForum2020
Photo album: Flickr