At Florida climate change summit, Harris stresses optimism
By CURT ANDERSON
Associated Press
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says major U.S. laws enacted recently to tackle climate change call for renewed optimism. Harris was the star attraction Wednesday at Aspen Ideas: Climate. The conference is now in its second year in Miami Beach. She appeared with Miami singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan in an interview setting on stage. The thrust of the conversation revolved around the Inflation Reduction Act. The act was signed into law in August 2022 by President Joe Biden. It’s the biggest climate change legislation ever passed in the U.S. It directs $370 billion to tackling climate change over 10 years.
