Q&A with Al Gore

I thought this was a very interesting exchange:

Among the current crop of candidates, who has the strongest position on global warming?

Gore: I don’t think anyone has given it the emphasis that it should have. But [Connecticut senator] Chris Dodd deserves credit for proposing a CO2 tax—I’m convinced that we should eliminate the payroll tax and replace it dollar for dollar with a CO2 tax.

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Are any Republican candidates good on the issue?

Gore: No. John McCain was strong on the climate crisis in the past, before he got swept up in the effort to court the base voters of his party. Mike Bloomberg has had a responsible position on the issue, but he’s no longer a Republican.

I was critical of Gore last summer for not advocating for a gas tax in his film An Inconvenient Truth. I am glad to see him take a stand on an even more comprehensive tax solution.