10 Takeaways from the Democrats’ Historic Climate Town Hall

Progressives and environmentalists have been clamoring for a climate debate among 2020 Democratic presidential candidates — seeking snappy, digestible back and forth between the candidates to gauge the differences in their approach to our gravest environmental challenge.

Because the Democratic National Committee blocked that effort, banning issue-specific debates, Americans were offered, instead, a seven-hour climate talkathon — with each of 10 qualifying candidates answering questions, individually, in 40-minute town hall segments broadcast on CNN.