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Ron Johnson: “Their own models say that if we eliminate all CO2, it…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Western Wisconsin Journal: Senate Candidate Ron Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 20:04

Yes, but we have to. We are going to be a fossil fuel based, not only national economy, global economy. China's not going to give it up. India's not going to. Their own models say that if we eliminate all CO2, it wouldn't even make a full degree difference in global warming. So I've never denied climate change. I'm just not an alarmist. The world's not going to end. We have to recognize reality. And the people pushing the Green New Deal are not recognizing reality. (20:04–20:12)

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Asserts that eliminating all CO2 would not significantly impact global warming.

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