Bill Gates dropped a truth bomb that has the potential to fundamentally reshape the climate conversation in our country. After years of aligning with the doomsday narrative that focuses exclusively on arbitrary, short-term emissions targets, he reversed course . Gates admitted what many of us in the heartland have known all along: While climate change poses serious challenges, our primary focus should be one thing — improving people’s lives.

Gates’s memo marked a significant shift in his climate narrative, reflecting his simple truth that doomerism of the past simply isn’t resonating. He is right. In the recent elections in New Jersey and Virginia, climate was not a top concern for voters or candidates. Govs.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) won by distanci

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