Letter: Bold and immediate climate action

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 23, 2021

The recent release of the IPCC report unequivocally shows we are not doing enough to address climate change. We will be seeing increased flooding, droughts, heat waves, and other natural disasters, in Maine and the rest of the world. Our federal legislators must lead the way in large-scale, bold solutions to climate change. The 20 largest fossil fuel companies account for more than a third of today’s global greenhouse gas emissions, and these industries are subs idized by billions of dollars from the U.S. government despite making enormous profits. We must end fossil fuel subsidies and use that money to fund renewable energy, green infrastructure, and aiding those most affected by climate change. ~ Hallie Arno, Lincolnville