While the challenges and societal impacts of increasing CO2 seem daunting at first, scientific insights also provide cause for optimism. Plans are available that take advantage of emerging technology and offer plausible means of reducing CO2 emissions and stabilizing the climate, such as "The Conservative Case for Carbon Dividends," authored by leading Republicans. Reducing fossil fuel combustion by shifting to new and innovative technology can yield considerable co-benefits, such as improved air quality. These co-benefits are especially significant in the urbanized Wasatch Front, where large, dense populations are exposed to pollutants co-emitted with CO2 during fossil fuel combustion, such as NOx and particulate matter. In fact, our local air pollution challenge can largely be traced to our use of fossil fuels, whether in our cars, homes or factories. There are significant opportunities to reduce emissions as cities develop and grow, requiring construction of new infrastructure.