Climate Czar John Kerry urges climate mobilization at CERAWeek.
Carlos Pascual, left, moderates a discussion with John Kerry, special presidential envoy for climate at the US Dept. of State, during their session discussion at CERAweek 2023, held at the Hilton Americas and George R. Brown Convention center Monday, March 6, 2023 in Houston.
Kerry, a Vietnam veteran and former presidential candidate, called climate change a war that threatens to unleash a global catastrophe. Winning the fight, he said, requires a more rapid deployment of technology.Oxy CEO says oil giant is open to expanding into nuclear: 'I'd love to'Energy demand needs to come down through energy efficiency initiatives and technology should deploy faster to reach emissions objectives.
“We can win this battle, but we can also lose it if we just continue business as usual and don't do the organizing necessary.” Addressing climate change is not borne of ideology, he said, pointing to elevated temperatures in the Arctic and Antarctic. “It's being done because there is an urgent, growing, catastrophic set of events unfolding before our eyes. That tells a story”
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