Trump is riding 'dead horse' on climate issue, Gov. Brown says at NY conference
NEW YORK - California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday touted steps the state has taken toward a healthier climate, but warned that powerful forces he called "climate deniers" are resisting technologies and policies designed to improve conditions.
"I like all the optimism around here, but I don't want to minimize the steep hill that we have to climb," Brown said at the start of a gathering of international leaders called Climate Week NYC. "Decarbonizing the economy when the economy depends so totally on carbon is not child's play. It's quite daunting."
Hosted by the Climate Group, an international nonprofit organization that works with business and government to promote clean technologies and policies, the event brought together high-profile governors, along
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