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Address: Climate Change Can No Longer Be Ignored
The White House
April 18, 2015
Hi everybody. Wednesday is Earth Day, a day to appreciate
and protect this precious planet we call home.
And today, there’s no greater threat to our planet than climate change.
2014 was the planet’s warmest
year on record. Fourteen of the 15
hottest years on record have all fallen in the first 15 years of this
century. This winter was cold in parts
of our country – as some folks in Congress like to point out – but around the
world, it was the warmest ever recorded.
And the fact that the climate is
changing has very serious implications for the way we live now. Stronger storms. Deeper droughts. Longer wildfire seasons. The world’s top climate scientists are
warning us that a changing climate already affects the air our kids
breathe. Last week, the Surgeon General
and I spoke with public experts about how climate change is already affecting
patients across the country. The
Pentagon says that climate change poses immediate risks to our national
security.
And on Earth Day, I’m going to
visit the Florida Everglades to talk about the way that climate change
threatens our economy. The Everglades is
one of the most special places in our country.
But it’s also one of the most fragile.
Rising sea levels are putting a national treasure – and an economic
engine for the South Florida tourism industry – at risk.
So climate change can no longer
be denied – or ignored. The world is
looking to the United States – to us – to lead.
And that’s what we’re doing.
We’re using more clean energy than ever before. America is number one in wind power, and
every three weeks, we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of
2008. We’re taking steps to waste less
energy, with more fuel-efficient cars that save us money at the pump, and more
energy-efficient buildings that save us money on our electricity bills.
So thanks in part to these
actions, our carbon pollution has fallen by 10 percent since 2007, even as
we’ve grown our economy and seen the longest streak of private-sector job
growth on record. We’ve committed to
doubling the pace at which we cut carbon pollution, and China has committed,
for the first time, to limiting their emissions. And because the world’s two largest economies
came together, there’s new hope that, with American leadership, this year, the
world will finally reach an agreement to prevent the worst impacts of climate
change before it’s too late.
This is an issue that’s bigger
and longer-lasting than my presidency.
It’s about protecting our God-given natural wonders, and the good jobs
that rely on them. It’s about shielding
our cities and our families from disaster and harm. It’s about keeping our kids healthy and safe. This is the only planet we’ve got. And years from now, I want to be able to look
our children and grandchildren in the eye and tell them that we did everything
we could to protect it.
Thanks everybody, and have a
great weekend. |
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