Introduction
WHAT ARE WE FACING?
Global Warming
Sea Level Rise
Glaciers Melting
Temperature Rise
Water Shortage
Drought
Pest Invasion......
Is it mitigated?
CO2 Emissions by Economic Sector in the U.S. (2008-2019)
WHAT DID POLITICIANS PLEDGE?
Greehouse Emission Reduction
Carbon Taxes
Climate Finance
Limited Fuel Economy
International Cooperation
Land Use Control
Sufficient Forestry ......
Are they true to their words?
HOLD ON! WE NEED TO CHECK THAT...
As the climate change has risen as a public priority, politicians’ promise of addressing this issue is never off the stage. However, words without action never get things done. We are wondering , how do political efforts actually affect carbon emission activities?
To tackle it, 853142 climatechange-related quotations of politicians are extracted from 178 million quotations over 377 thousand web domains between August 2008 and April 2020.
Now Let’s take a first look at it!