Environment 360, published by the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, asked a range of scientists and environmentalists what Obama’s priorities should be for energy and the environment in the first 100 days.
Some excerpts:
Bill McKibben, author of Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future: “The new president needs to understand what the cutting edge is telling us: that the targets and goals of even two or three years ago are insufficient — 350 parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere has become the new red line.”
Rajenda K. Pauchauri, Chairman of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: “I believe the most important initiative that President Obama should undertake would be to announce an ambitious plan for reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases on par with what the European Union has put forward — namely the 20-20-20 plan.”
Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): “In the first 100 days, Obama should announce his commitment to passing a massive, clean energy stimulus plan that will include incentives for: retrofitting homes and offices to become more energy efficient, expanding public-transit infrastructure, making the nation’s electric grid smarter and capable of managing renewable power, and retooling manufacturing plants to produce high-mileage cars and other efficient goods.”
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