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5:09 Colorado saw its two largest forest fires in state history in 2020. This fall, the U.S. Drought Monitor classified the entire state as in drought. Colorado’s average temperature has risen by 2 degrees Celsius in recent decades. Scientists say all of these effects are caused by climate change. While these statistics have an impact from an environmental standpoint, according to Hilary Cooper, they also affect the pocketbook of state and local governments. “Our roads are deteriorating faster than they have in the past from extreme temperatures, and then of course the effects on our econ...

John, thank you for your reporting there. this has been described as a sweeping agreement. for an environmental law professor that we spoke to earlier, this is very sobering. here's what patrick parenteau had to say. >> this is more of a political agreement than legal document, frankly. it's important, certainly for the nations to commit to what they've committed to and to commit to ratcheting up the pledges that have been made. but the time frame is very short. the amount of carbon that we're putting into the atmosphere every year on order of 36 billion tons is still going into the atmosphe...