Brian Deese

For too long, opponents of climate change have hid behind the argument that the U.S. cannot afford to cut carbon pollution because…

— Brian Deese

I want to make sure my daughter can enjoy Acadia the way I've enjoyed it. I want her kids to be able…

— Brian Deese

One truism of federal budgeting is that growing deficits force difficult spending decisions, and when they do, programs to help the poor…

— Brian Deese

Investments, for example, in early childhood and in our children return enormous dividends in terms of their own academic success, reduced cost…

— Brian Deese

In 2001, when the economy was strong, the country was able to absorb substantial deficit spending in the wake of September 11…

— Brian Deese

The care work force, the people who care for the elderly and disabled in the country and the people who principally provide…

— Brian Deese

Without global action on climate change, Bhutan's tourist and agricultural-based economy faces an acute threat from climate change.

— Brian Deese

Climate risk is investment risk.

— Brian Deese

Early in the Obama administration, our economic team faced intense pressure to go down the road of coercive capitalism.

— Brian Deese

Climate change is real, it is being driven by human activity, and it is not a problem any one country can solve…

— Brian Deese

We have a theory on how to constrain the size of government, but it has to be focused on how to make…

— Brian Deese

This is what climate action is all about - all sectors of the economy, from places large and small, recognizing the moral…

— Brian Deese

Many smaller economies - island states, poor nations, and tropical countries are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

— Brian Deese

For the typical Americans, most of their income comes from wages. So, for people making less than $1 million a year, about…

— Brian Deese