“I can tell you - if we don’t do anything that the cost is going to be so impactive, right? To our health, to the health of individuals, to the health of our climate as well… What that exact number is, I don’t know that right now, because it is so vast,” she said, responding to questions from the moderators.
Questions arose about the cost and implementation of various climate policies, and while Miller said the administration does not have a grand total, she emphasized that the cost to not address climate change would be more severe. Wes Moore (D) has signaled that he sees several departments as integral parts of combating climate change and promoting clean energy, including the Departments of Transportation, Planning and Commerce. Maryland Matters previously reported that Gov. The leaders of each agency agreed that climate change is an existential threat to Marylanders and needs a multi-faceted approach to address the issue. The six-person panel included the lieutenant governor, Secretary of Commerce Kevin Anderson, Secretary of Planning Rebecca Flora, Secretary of the Environment Serena McIlwain, Secretary of Transportation Paul Wiedefeld and director of Maryland Energy Administration, Paul Pinsky. The evening conversation was moderated by Josh Kurtz, founding editor and reporter at Maryland Matters, and Candace Dodson-Reed, UMBC’s vice president for government relations and community affairs. The Wednesday forum took place as a collaboration between Maryland Matters and the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Everyone has a role in addressing climate change,” Miller said. “It’s going to take government - federal, state and local entities - it’s going to take private industry…nonprofits, community activists, as well as individuals. The overarching message from the state officials: the challenge of reducing the effects of climate change will take wide-reaching efforts from every arm of the government, from transportation to land planning, in addition to local efforts. Aruna Miller (D) and other top state officials gathered at the University of Maryland Baltimore County on Wednesday to discuss how state government plans to encourage clean energy and reduce the effects of climate change, during a forum that included community members and students from the university.
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Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Aruna Miller (D) discussed climate issues as part of a forum hosted by Maryland Matters and the University of Maryland Baltimore County on Wednesday. Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld, Planning Secretary Rebecca Flora, Commerce Secretary Kevin Anderson, Energy Administration Director Paul Pinsky, Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain and Lt.
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