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Climate Change Challenge: History's Lessons

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Climate change is a pollution problem, and countries have stopped similar threats before—think DDT and acid rain

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Climate change can seem like an insurmountable challenge, but history is filled with similar health and environmental threats that humanity has overcome, says John Sutter .

Sutter: The main cause of climate change is really just another pollutant, carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels.

He says DDT , lead paint, acid rain and sulfur dioxide emissions are examples where public outcry led to policy changes.

The fossil fuel industry began using its political power and misinformation campaigns decades ago to block regulations that were designed to slow climate change.

People around the world have been calling for action to stop climate change and invest in cleaner energy.

The challenge has been getting politicians to act, but that is slowly changing in many countries.

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