32 views Ken Lund/flickr Louisiana is sending mixed signals on climate action, with Governor John Bel Edwards (D) setting up a task force in support of his pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 while legislators push to make the state a “fossil fuel sanctuary.” Long reliant on oil, gas, and petrochemical production, Louisiana is also in the crosshairs of the climate crisis, with residents increasingly suffering from heat waves, hurricanes, and flooding, writes National Public Radio. Edwards cited such intensifying suffering earlier this month as he announced his plan to ramp up Louisiana’s climate response, and to have his state join the U.S. Climate Alliance. “Our kids are counting on us,” he said at the inaugural meeting of his new Climate Initiatives Task Force. “If anyone can identify innovative and sustainable solutions for our future, it’s Louisiana.”