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President Obama and Climate Change | Before the Flood


good to see you thank you so much

good to see you thank you so much absolutely all right come on the Paris

absolutely all right come on the Paris

absolutely all right come on the Paris agreement ended up being a historic

agreement ended up being a historic

agreement ended up being a historic agreement not because it gets us to

agreement not because it gets us to

agreement not because it gets us to where we need to be eventually but for

where we need to be eventually but for

where we need to be eventually but for the first time locking in all countries

the first time locking in all countries

the first time locking in all countries into verifiable steps and targets that

into verifiable steps and targets that

into verifiable steps and targets that they’re going to take it creates the

they’re going to take it creates the

they’re going to take it creates the architecture that allows us to finally

architecture that allows us to finally

architecture that allows us to finally start dealing with this problem in a

start dealing with this problem in a

start dealing with this problem in a serious way so you were happy with I was

serious way so you were happy with I was

serious way so you were happy with I was happy that we put the architecture in

happy that we put the architecture in

happy that we put the architecture in place big the targets that have been set

place big the targets that have been set

place big the targets that have been set in Paris are nowhere near enough for

in Paris are nowhere near enough for

in Paris are nowhere near enough for what the scientists tell us we have to

what the scientists tell us we have to

what the scientists tell us we have to do eventually to solve this problem but

do eventually to solve this problem but

do eventually to solve this problem but if we can use the next 20 years to apply

if we can use the next 20 years to apply

if we can use the next 20 years to apply existing technologies to reduce carbon

existing technologies to reduce carbon

existing technologies to reduce carbon emissions and then start slowly turning

emissions and then start slowly turning

emissions and then start slowly turning up the dials as new technologies come

up the dials as new technologies come

up the dials as new technologies come online so that we have more and more

online so that we have more and more

online so that we have more and more ambitious targets each year then we’re

ambitious targets each year then we’re

ambitious targets each year then we’re not going to completely reverse the

not going to completely reverse the

not going to completely reverse the warming that now is inevitable but we

warming that now is inevitable but we

warming that now is inevitable but we can stop it before it becomes

can stop it before it becomes

can stop it before it becomes catastrophic it’s no secret that you’ve

catastrophic it’s no secret that you’ve

catastrophic it’s no secret that you’ve been under great opposition to try to

been under great opposition to try to

been under great opposition to try to implement some of your climate change

implement some of your climate change

implement some of your climate change initiatives and we got some folks on

initiatives and we got some folks on

initiatives and we got some folks on this side yeah so somebody that comes

this side yeah so somebody that comes

this side yeah so somebody that comes into office it does not believe and the

into office it does not believe and the

into office it does not believe and the science of climate change right do they

science of climate change right do they

science of climate change right do they have the capacity and the power to

have the capacity and the power to

have the capacity and the power to dismantle everything that you’ve already

dismantle everything that you’ve already

dismantle everything that you’ve already worked for even if somebody came in

worked for even if somebody came in

worked for even if somebody came in campaigning on denying climate science

campaigning on denying climate science

campaigning on denying climate science huh reality has a way of yeah hit you in

huh reality has a way of yeah hit you in

huh reality has a way of yeah hit you in the nose if you’re if you’re not paying

the nose if you’re if you’re not paying

the nose if you’re if you’re not paying attention and I think that the public is

attention and I think that the public is

attention and I think that the public is starting to realize the science in part

starting to realize the science in part

starting to realize the science in part because it’s indisputable I I admire

because it’s indisputable I I admire

because it’s indisputable I I admire your optimism yeah but you start to look

your optimism yeah but you start to look

your optimism yeah but you start to look at the science look at what’s going on

at the science look at what’s going on

at the science look at what’s going on in the Antarctic uns and scientists

in the Antarctic uns and scientists

in the Antarctic uns and scientists saying that there are sections of ice

saying that there are sections of ice

saying that there are sections of ice that guarantee four to six meters of

that guarantee four to six meters of

that guarantee four to six meters of ocean level rise which will be

ocean level rise which will be

ocean level rise which will be catastrophic for our future you are the

catastrophic for our future you are the

catastrophic for our future you are the leader of the free world you have access

leader of the free world you have access

leader of the free world you have access to information not that most people do

to information not that most people do

to information not that most people do not what makes you terrified for the

not what makes you terrified for the

not what makes you terrified for the future a huge portion of the world’s

future a huge portion of the world’s

future a huge portion of the world’s population

population

population lives near oceans mm-hmm if they start

lives near oceans mm-hmm if they start

lives near oceans mm-hmm if they start moving then you start seeing scarce

moving then you start seeing scarce

moving then you start seeing scarce resources the subject to competition

resources the subject to competition

resources the subject to competition between populations mm-hmm this is the

between populations mm-hmm this is the

between populations mm-hmm this is the reason why the Pentagon has said this is

reason why the Pentagon has said this is

reason why the Pentagon has said this is a national security issue this isn’t

a national security issue this isn’t

a national security issue this isn’t just an environmental issue there’s a

just an environmental issue there’s a

just an environmental issue there’s a national security issue you know in

national security issue you know in

national security issue you know in addition to just the sadness that I

addition to just the sadness that I

addition to just the sadness that I would feel if my kids can never see a

would feel if my kids can never see a

would feel if my kids can never see a glacier the way I saw when I went up to

glacier the way I saw when I went up to

glacier the way I saw when I went up to Alaska yeah that’s the romantic side of

Alaska yeah that’s the romantic side of

Alaska yeah that’s the romantic side of me that’s the side that takes a walk

me that’s the side that takes a walk

me that’s the side that takes a walk with my daughters and I want to be able

with my daughters and I want to be able

with my daughters and I want to be able to them to see or my grandkids I want

to them to see or my grandkids I want

to them to see or my grandkids I want them to see the same things I saw as I

them to see the same things I saw as I

them to see the same things I saw as I was growing up even if you were

was growing up even if you were

was growing up even if you were unsentimental about that in very

unsentimental about that in very

unsentimental about that in very hard-headed terms you’ve got to worry

hard-headed terms you’ve got to worry

hard-headed terms you’ve got to worry about the national security implications

about the national security implications

about the national security implications of this and the capacity for the

of this and the capacity for the

of this and the capacity for the existing world order as we understand it

existing world order as we understand it

existing world order as we understand it to survive the kinds of strains that the

to survive the kinds of strains that the

to survive the kinds of strains that the scientists are predicting with that

scientists are predicting with that

scientists are predicting with that action this is why we have to take

action this is why we have to take

action this is why we have to take action now

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