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Your Questions on Climate Change and Foster Youth

Summary: 
Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Heather Zichal and Director of the Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes tackle questions on climate change and foster care respectively submitted as part of the MTV, BET, CMT youth town hall event.

Recently, President Obama participated in a live town hall with young people from across the country sponsored by MTV, BET, and CMT -- taking questions from the audience and Twitter on a variety of topics.

While the President answered as many questions as he could during the event, there were many questions he didn’t have a chance to answer.  Below Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Heather Zichal and Director of the Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes tackle two of these questions on climate change and foster care respectively.

Be sure to check out other questions and answers here and here.

As a global leader, how will President Obama lead the world on climate change?

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What is the administration doing to move foster youth to adoptive homes?

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