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Susan Atkinson: What makes a smart climate change solution?

More and more Americans are looking to our legislative leaders for effective climate solution policy. We need a collective solution to our collective problem. The key challenge is to curb our use of fossil fuels to avert the worst outcomes.

When we sit down at the table to hash out solution details, what is important to consider? Given that urgent action is needed, we need to get this right from the start with well thought out criteria:

* Drive large scale change quickly. The solution needs to match the scale of the problem: too much carbon in the atmosphere.