Likewise, in his second inaugural address, US President Barack Obama discussed climate change more than any other issue, saying, “We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries.” At the World Economic Forum in Davos, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim surprised business and government leaders with their warnings that genuine economic recovery would be impossible without serious action on climate change.
类似地，在其第二次就职演说中，美国总统奥巴马讨论最多的问题便是气候变化。他说：“我们不能把提振新工作和新行业的技术让给其他国家。”在达沃斯世界经济论坛上，IMF总裁拉加德和世界银行行长金墉警告说，不再气候变化问题上拿出严肃的行动，就不可能有真正的经济复苏，此番话震惊了商界领袖和政府领导人。而在最近的欧盟峰会上，各国领导人同意将共同气候相关支出预算至少增加20%。