McCain, Republican Party Platform Differ On Climate Change

McCain, Republican Party Platform Differ On Climate Change

Climate change is another area where the platform and candidate differ. The language of the 2008 platform is little changed from 2004, adding that "Republicans caution against the doomsday climate-change scenarios peddled by aficionados of centralized command-and-control government.''

Still, for the first time it uses the term "global warming'' and acknowledges the effect of "increased atmospheric carbon.'' It calls technology and markets the keys to reducing carbon emissions without damaging the economy.

McCain has said addressing climate change would be a top priority if he's elected. He backs mandatory limits on greenhouse-gas emissions and a cap-and-trade system to help bring that about.

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