Meet the Republican spending $175 million to change the GOP's mind on climate change

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Jay Faison, a Republican entrepreneur, is spending millions of dollars of his own money to convince his party to address climate change.

Faison, a North Carolina businessman, wants Republicans to stop debating the science of climate change and to instead prioritize finding solutions for it, such as clean energy. Faison recently founded the ClearPath Foundation, which he hopes will convince the GOP to care about climate change. In a recent interview with Politico, Faison explains why he started the foundation:

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.