Gov. Jerry Brown has been doing more than just touting California’s environmental policies here – he’s been making an explicit case for the power of government.
It’s rare for a politician to tout the benefits of regulations, which are often dismissed as nothing more than red tape for slowing down businesses. But at multiple events during theUnited Nations summit on Monday, Brown said politicians need to be willing to use the blunt force of government intervention to tackle climate change.
“You need the coercive power of government to say, do this,” the governor said during a panel discussion in the morning.
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