Republican Hank Paulson, former CEO of Goldman and a Bush Treasury Secretary, Hedge fund billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer, and Democrat-Republican-Independent Michael Bloomberg are teaming on the project “Risky Business” to assess the economic impacts of climate change in the U.S.
In their own words:
Steyer, on the reaction by top government officials and money managers to his statement that climate change is the “biggest game changer of all”:
“It’s like I was saying that what’s going to make a difference in the economy is unicorns,” (source)
Paulson:
“Everyday across America, families and businesses take out insurance policies to protect themselves against adverse risk. As a nation, why aren’t we taking this approach toward the catastrophic risks of climate change. (source)
Bloomberg:
Sea levels are rising, and the best science tells us that extreme weather events may become more frequent. (source).
So I guess it is possible for Republicans and Democrats to work together. Who knew? And what could be a more important problem to work on together than climate change?