President Obama said: We, the people, still believe that our
obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all
posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change,
knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and
future generations. Some may still deny the overwhelming
judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact
of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful
storms. The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long
and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this
transition; we must lead it. We cannot cede to other nations the
technology that will power new jobs and new industries—we must
claim its promise. That is how we will maintain our economic
vitality and our national treasure—our forests and waterways;
our croplands and snowcapped peaks. That is how we will preserve
our planet, commanded to our care by God. That’s what will lend
meaning to the creed our fathers once declared. “This is a call
to action against the climate cha