I have continued following the news through Twitter, and a big topic is the Democratic presidential candidates. As is common in today’s political sphere, most of the headlines contain little more than mudslinging between candidates—that’s what gets you clicks after all.

However, I did see an announcement from Michael Bloomberg’s team about his climate change initiatives. His plan offers lofty goals and promises but not details.

Seeing his proposal made me realize that climate change is one of the major issues I will be voting on. A lot of our other problems won’t matter if we don’t have an inhabitable planet. I urge others to make climate change a central criterion of their voting decisions as well.

We have a beautiful, amazing planet. Let’s keep it that way for future generations.