San Diego Democrat Peters Pushes Moderate Climate Politics

Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) wants to make friends—rather than villains—out of colleagues across the aisle when it comes to climate change policy.

The San Diego-area congressman said that if lawmakers are going to make any headway on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, it can only be achieved with bipartisan backing.

“If you’re honestly concerned about the future of the planet, and you honestly believe that this is an existential threat to the planet, that we only have a limited amount of time to work on it,” Peters told Bloomberg Environment, “you understand that you can’t do it with just Democrats.” ...