WASHINGTON—Republican office-holders need to stop trying to appease the left on climate-related issues by embracing ideas such as a watered-down version of the prohibitively expensive Green New Deal, participants heard July 25 at the 13th International Conference on Climate Change, hosted by the Heartland Institute in Washington.
For example, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has been a “tried and true defender of President Trump—nevertheless, I wish he’d defend President Trump on this very important issue,” said James Taylor, a senior fellow at the Chicago-based Heartland Institute.
