Why climate agenda is silent in US electoral politics

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and Republican opponent former US President Donald Trump seen in a combination of file.

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When two hurricanes reigned havoc in the Southeastern parts of USA recently, hardly any politician mentioned climate change as the main cause of recurrent severe weather events.

Mention of climate change would attribute blame for these calamities to carbon emissions and continued use of fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) - energy sources and commodities that support economies and jobs in many states, including electoral battleground Pennsylvania.

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