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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