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Romney Issues Statement on ‘Current Environmental Debate’

-- Mike -- 02/23/2007

Keying off a editorial on climate change from South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford in today's Washington Post, Mitt Romney issued the following statement:

"Governor Mark Sanford is right. Unfortunately, some in the Republican Party are embracing the radical environmental ideas of the liberal left. As governor, I found that thoughtful environmentalism need not be anti-growth and anti-jobs. But Kyoto-style sweeping mandates, imposed unilaterally in the United States, would kill jobs, depress growth and shift manufacturing to the dirtiest developing nations.

"Republicans should never abandon pro-growth conservative principles in an effort to embrace the ideas of Al Gore. Instead of sweeping mandates, we must use America's power of innovation to develop alternative sources of energy and new technologies that use energy more efficiently."

It's good that the candidates are engaged in a debate about climate change and the issues central to finding solutions to it, such as energy efficient, job-growing technologies. I look forward to hearing more details about Governor Romney's plan to address global warming.