Markey talks infrastructure, climate policy outlook, ties to 1990s telecom strategy

摘要

To grasp the potential for innovation and investment that could come from congressional leadership in the fight against climate change, Senator Edward Markey said one must only look to the development and acceleration of the Internet in the 1990s. The Massachusetts Democrat, a staunch climate advocate and champion of the Green New Deal, paralleled the evolution of the telecommunications industry - from brick-like phones owned by a select few to essentially computers in everyone’s pocket - to what’s possible under a clean energy transition if Congress can put in place the right policies.