Also, don’t look to the presidency for climate initiatives. Legislation that would have encouraged teaching climate change died in Congress. Ideally, the federal government would take the lead on fostering climate change education. That’s why California should mandate climate change education in grades K-12 right now. Otherwise, there is going to be a political backlash that will undo these vitally necessary policies. People need to be convinced that a future in which their cars, houses, stoves and garden equipment run on electricity - and that they will need to live sustainably - will not mean a decline in their quality of life. We need to raise the public’s comfort level with the drastic changes needed to combat climate change. However, these much needed changes are unlikely to succeed without buy-in from the public. In response, Sacramento is implementing a slew of bold environmental laws and regulations. Extreme heat and water shortfalls affect us all. Experts say climate change was a key reason Tropical Storm Hilary was the first to hit Southern California in 84 years. We see signs of climate change’s devastating impact all over Orange County - in rising sea levels in our coastal cities, such as in Seal Beach and Newport Beach wildfires in Laguna Niguel and Silverado Canyon coastal erosion in San Clemente, where train service has been repeatedly suspended and the collapsing hillside under Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens.
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