Support for Fossil Fuels Is Dividing Line In Perdue-Ossoff Senate Runoff

"Perdue, a Republican, supports Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, while Ossoff, a Democrat, favors aggressive steps to curtail global warming."

"First-term Republican Senator David Perdue has been among the biggest supporters of President Trump's agenda to promote fossil fuels and dismiss concerns about climate change.

Challenger Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, says the climate is changing in devastating ways. He has not endorsed the Green New Deal, but he has called for a major infrastructure program that includes clean energy, energy efficiency and helping Georgia farm and coastal communities adapt.

Perdue has framed himself as a bulwark against what he described as the socialist policies of Democrats. Ossoff has described Perdue as a tool of the fossil fuel industry."

James Bruggers reports for InsideClimate News November 13, 2020.

Source: InsideClimate News, 11/16/2020