Wisconsin Lt. Gov. hopes new year brings new action on climate change
December 24, 2020 4:57 PM Amy Reid
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MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin is approaching the start of a new legislative session in the new year, and along with relief for the coronavirus legislators could tackle proposals for combatting climate change.
The Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change spent the year looking for solutions to the crisis, tapping experts across fields such as energy, agriculture, insurance, public health and climate science dug deep to look at how climate change is affecting Wisconsin and what government can do about it.
The task force outlined dozens of vetted proposals that cross over nine sectors, and they highlighted the need that comes with it, citing one study from the journal GeoHealth that showed how just 10 climate-sensitive events in the U.S. in 2012 led to $10 billion in health costs. Another study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Associatio