'There is no one-size fits all approach to our climate crisis. As president, I promise you that we will confront climate change, but we won't do it by turning our backs on the communities of color…' | Sen. Elizabeth Warren for CNNopinion
Elizabeth Warren is one of 10 presidential candidates taking part in CNN's climate crisis town hall Wednesday, September 4 at 5:00 p.m. ET. She is a US senator from Massachusetts. The opinions expressed in this commentary are her own; view more opinion at CNN.
The world's leading experts have long known that climate change is real, it is happening, and we are running out of time. We face record floods, wildfires, and extreme storms that rip apart whole communities. People are dying. There are billions of dollars in damage. The air we breathe and the water we drink are being poisoned by dangerous amounts of pollution.
Taking bold action to confront the climate crisis is as important -- and as urgent -- as anything else the next president will face. We cannot wait.That's why I'm an original supporter of the Green New Deal, which commits us to a 10-year mobilization through 2030 to reach the goal of net-zero domestic greenhouse gas emissions as fast as possible.
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