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Should Democrats Reframe Climate Change as an Affordability Issue?

Marisa LagosScott ShaferGuy Marzorati
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The Governor of the state of Para, Helder Barbalho (L) and the Governor of California Gavin Newsom pose for a picture after signing a Memorandum of Understanding on wildfire prevention and response, forest health, and sustainable land management during a meeting in the framewotrk of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil, on November 11, 2025. President Donald Trump's administration may have steered clear of this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon, but the conference's second day is nonetheless set to be dominated by the governors of California and New Mexico. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)

This week, Governor Gavin Newsom is at the COP30 United Nations climate summit in Brazil while the Trump Administration boycotts the global conference. During the conference, Newsom argued Democrats need to reframe climate change mitigation as an affordability issue. Marisa and Scott are joined by Guy to discuss the politics of energy and how the soaring cost of utilities is becoming a political cudgel. 

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