But the timing of this bold announcement also captured how carbon-driven climate change impacts every aspect of our lives. During the ceremony announcing the order, for example, Newsom explicitly connected climate change and natural disasters. For residents of California and many other western states, the effects of climate change have been impossible to ignore. In the eastern part of the country, climate change is a key factor in the incredibly active 2020 hurricane season. Climate change even has a connection with the racial justice protests that have taken center stage in American cities for months.

Source: Forbes September 25, 2020 21:00 UTC