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Ladies and Gentlemen , the President of

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the United States .

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Mhm . Yeah .

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Okay , well welcome back thank you all

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again . All the world leaders who

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joined us . Thank you for joining . And

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john thank you for putting this

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together . We've made great progress in

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my view so far , I'm grateful to all

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the leaders who have announced new

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commitments to help us meet the

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existential threat of climate change .

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This summit is a start , a start of a

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road that will take us to Glasgow for

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the U . N . Climate change conference

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in november where we're gonna make

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these commitments real putting all of

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our nations on a path to a secure ,

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prosperous and sustainable future .

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Today's final session is not about the

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threat of climate change poses , it's

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about the opportunity that addressing

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climate change provides . It's an

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opportunity to create millions of good

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paying jobs around the world and

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innovate and innovative sectors , you

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know , jobs that bring greater quality

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of life , greater dignity to the people

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performing those jobs in every nation

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for a line worker , electrician's

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utility workers lying transmission

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lines connecting battery storage and

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making our electric grid more modern

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for automotive workers , building

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electric cars , trucks and buses ,

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skilled workers installing charging

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stations to accommodate them throughout

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our countries . Construction workers ,

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engineers , insulators , upgrading our

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schools and commercial buildings and

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constructing new energy efficient homes ,

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manufacturing , manufacturing workers ,

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building nuclear and carbon capture

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technologies , solar panels and wind

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turbines and people working in the

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fields that we haven't even conceived

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of yet on forms , on farms and in

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factories and laboratories and

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universities with things we haven't

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even thought of so far . This is this

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challenge . And these opportunities are

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going to be met by working people in

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every nation as we transition to a

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clean energy future , we must ensure

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that workers who have thrived in

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yesterday's and today's industries have

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as bright and tomorrow in the new

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industries , as well as in the places

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where they lived in the communities

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they have built . When we invest in

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climate resilience and infrastructure ,

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we create opportunities for everyone .

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That that's the heart of my jobs plan

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that I've proposed here in the United

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States . It's how our nation intends to

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build an economy that gives everybody a

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fair shot , as you heard in the last

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session , requires investing in

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innovation . That's why I've asked the

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Secretary of Energy , my Energy

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Secretary , Jennifer Granholm , where

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you saw earlier to speed the

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development of critical technologies to

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tackle the climate crisis . No single

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technology is the answer on its own

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because every sector requires

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innovation to meet this moment . You

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know , this critical effort is going to

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propel the most impactful breakthroughs

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at home and around the world and lower

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the cost of of we're paying now for

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polluting the air so badly . We're

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gonna move to net zero and a transition

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in all countries . Look , every country

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will need to invest in new clean energy

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technologies as we work forward and uh

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to deal with net zero emissions . I am

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also very proud to announce the United

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States is again becoming a key leader

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in mission innovation . We helped

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launch the program during the Obama

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biden administration , a pack between

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the world's largest economies to ramp

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up investments in clean energy research

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and development . And today , America

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is once again stepping into the

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leadership role . We will be joining in

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a partner the nations and efforts to de

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carbonized critical sectors across the

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board , including industrial sector

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where we'll join with Sweden and India

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and leadership in the leadership group

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for for industry transition the power

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sector where we'll work alongside of

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the United Kingdom to spread progress

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and speed it up toward a carbon free

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power system both here and around the

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world . In agriculture . The

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agricultural sector will launch the

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Agricultural Innovation Mission for

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Climate With United With with United

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Arab , United Arab Emirates and other

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partners . We also , I'm very heartened

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by President Putin's call yesterday for

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the world to collaborate advanced

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carbon dioxide removal and the United

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States looks forward to working with

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Russia and other countries in that

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endeavour has great promise . This is a

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moment for all of us to build better

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economies for our Children , our

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grandchildren and all of us to thrive

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to thrive in not just now , but beyond

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for next generations . Nations that

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work together to invest in the cleaner

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economy will reap rewards for their

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citizens . The United States is

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committed . We are committed to making

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those investments to grow our economy

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here at home while connecting with

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markets around the world . For example ,

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we're launching a new global

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partnership for climate smart

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infrastructure . This will create good

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paying jobs here in America by

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supporting development of new clean

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infrastructure and our partner

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countries . These are the sort of

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partnerships that are going to be good

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for all of us . I think they'll have

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additional benefits just what's working

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together . And today I'm excited to

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welcome my counterparts in Spain ,

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Nigeria , Vietnam and Poland to share

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their thinking on how to realize the

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economies of the economic opportunities

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of the climate response . And we're

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going to be joined by labor and

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business community leaders from around

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the world talk about what's happening

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in their communities around climate

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related jobs . And I'm pleased to be

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joined by Secretary Buddha . Judges ,

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ambassador tie the national climate

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adviser , Gina McCarthy , the chair of

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my National Climate Task Force . I look

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forward to our conversation and making

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more progress , more progress

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throughout today . Thank you . Yeah .

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Yeah . Mr President , what you think

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about the Brazilian that speech ? Yes .

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Yeah . Yeah . Yeah . Uh

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huh . Mhm .

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Mhm . Okay . Yeah .

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Oh yeah . Okay . Mhm .

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Yeah . Oh

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yeah , thank you so much . Mr President .

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Okay . Yes .

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Okay ,

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understood .

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I think it's me . Right , thank you .

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Mr President . It is now my pleasure to

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introduce the Prime Minister of the

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Kingdom of Spain . Prime Minister

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Sanchez , the floor is yours .

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Hello , your expenses , distinguished

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participants . I I thank President

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biden for convenient this summit and I

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sincerely commend his renewed

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determination and commitment to the

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paris agreement and multilateralism . I

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fully agree that this is the only

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possible way to overcome what he

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defined yesterday as the existential

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threat of our time urgent and

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significant action is needed to fight

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the current climate emergency . And the

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european union including Spain is as

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one of its climate leaders has been

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consistently working towards that go

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lay in . The ecological transition will

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not help us build back better later .

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We must use this historical opportunity

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to fast forward the transition towards

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the net zero mission future , But also

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$10 trillion COVID-19

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recovery . The first signs are not to

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encourage in The world is calling us to

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act this week . 101 noble deputies

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addressed as they're called to stop

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forcing full expansion . I would like

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to reply to them today . Spain hears

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you loud and clear and we are

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determined to act on it . I would like

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to focus on how this transition should

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look like . Let me share with you three

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message . The first climate action has

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to put people at the center the process

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of decarbonization will produce winners

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and losers and governments must support

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proactively the regions and communities

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negatively affected , helping transform

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challenges into opportunities investing

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in climate ambition and just transition

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policies today makes better economy and

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social sense . The spanish experience

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shows that it used ecological

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transition is possible . Over the last

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three years , we have closed our minds

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and most of our coal power plants as

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part of our energy transition strategy .

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By 2022 , we will have faced

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out 85 of the studied coal power

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generation capacity that existed in

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2018 . This outstanding

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achievement needs to be done through

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social dialogue . Thanks to engagement

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with a worker unions , business

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organizations and local authorities .

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We covered out just transition

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agreements in order to channel direct

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investments , restore declining areas ,

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supporting innovative industrial

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projects , retrain workers and

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protecting small and medium enterprises .

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We're currently working with the

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affected regions to attract some of the

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most innovative future proof projects ,

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including Captain . It's renewable

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energy , renewable hydrogen or energy

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storage , matching both the challenges

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and the opportunities of this

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transition . The second messages that I

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firmly believe that the ecological

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transition offers extraordinary

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opportunities investing in energy

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transition technologies can create

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close to three times more jobs than

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before . Still fools for each million

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dollars spent In my country Spain . The

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National Energy and Climate Plan

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estimates that more than 230

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billion heroes will be mobilized over

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the next decade . This private and

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public investments will create between

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250,350,000 jobs , many

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of them in the manufacturing and

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construction sectors . For the more .

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Our new Covid Recovery plan will enable

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us to mobilize an unprecedented volume

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of money . We will benefit from up to

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€140 billion in transfers

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and loans over the next six years , and

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nearly 40% of those funds would be

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allocated to ecological transition

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related investments . And finally ,

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ambitious climate actions need to be

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answered on a strong regulatory

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framework . This is why we are just

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approving our climate change and energy

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transition bill , Which in dreams into

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law the objective of climate neutrality

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by 2050 and sends a strong and clear

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message to the market providing legal

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certainty . Ladies and gentlemen Spain

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has been little leading by example , we

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have learned a lot in the process that

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we are keen to share our experience

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because we know that addressing climate

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change is a global endeavor . We must

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act collectively . We must act now and

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we must not leave anyone behind . I

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thank you . Thank you , Mr . Prime

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Minister for sharing your work on

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advancing high quality jobs within your

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decarbonization strategy . It is now my

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pleasure to introduce the President of

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the Federal Republic of Nigeria .

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President Buhari , welcome

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thank

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you

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Excellency

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as of state and

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government . It

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is gentlemen , I would like to

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express my profound appreciation on the

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President of the United States , his

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Excellency joe Garden for convenience .

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This at a time the world is

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experiencing three months but j from

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the coronavirus , pandemic and climate

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change impact among several

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other global challenges .

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Yeah , yeah , the

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issue of climate change has taken the

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front burner globally . It's a

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fact can be seen and felt all around us

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ranging from increased atmospheric

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temperature , irregular rainfall

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patterns , as well as sea level rise

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Owen to the melton of glacial

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ice . Nigeria

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comments , The biden administration was

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a constitution of returning the United

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States the paris agreement , in

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addition to bringing about abandoned to

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green economy opportunities to the

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United States economy , The move

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further complements the larger

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transition process of global economies

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to low carbon development pathways

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this image well indeed , through is

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true mental galvanizing ,

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high level political support with

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implementation of the paris agreement

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and it's catalyzed rural book

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as well as inviting more countries and

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stakeholders to take more climate

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orientated responsibilities

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as one of the most vulnerable nations ,

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Nigeria is undertaken visual ,

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environmentally sound and climate

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friendly programs and trading

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the past of sustainability .

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since redefine the Paris agreement in

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2016 , Nigeria has rolled

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out several for Tuesday and Nablus

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set up institutional frameworks to cut

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a machine by 20%

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unconditionally and 45

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conditionally With international

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support . By 20 13 ,

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Nigeria is convinced That through that

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zero transition remind us

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prospects available for job

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creation and other economic

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benefits . We

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are expeditiously implementing programs .

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It stimulates a gradual transition .

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Our transitioning away from the youth

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of Woodstock's the car was in you could

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find natural gas , but I guess and

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electricity . The immediate effect

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include healthy competition among for

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average sector players . He didn't

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higher productivity employment and the

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first time service liberating

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the agricultural production and supply

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chain sector . We are targeting

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improved efficiency and productivity .

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The rules of revision of accurate and

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timely weather forecasting to farmers ,

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supply of drought tolerant and I am

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mature crop varieties and promoting

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empowerment towards the diversification

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of sources of livelihoods

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beyond . And in gas flaring were

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2030 . The oil and gas sector

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has undertaken steps with

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diversification , risk management ,

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systems Insurance , hedging ,

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research and development and energy

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crisis . Lenin . The

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Nigerian government in 2017

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launched the Green Born program as part

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of its commitment contained In

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the Paris climate agreement signed on

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September 21

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2016 . The

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overall outcome of the highlighted

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actions have translated into food

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supplies efficiency , improved

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nutrition , Let's hang out , increase

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employment , more job opportunities ,

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better love their foods , reduce

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poverty , decreased vulnerability , the

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health challenges and higher quality of

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life excellencies .

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Nigeria calls on countries to embrace

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circular economy and sustainable

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production and consumption

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models in order to expedite

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attainment of the long term goals of

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the paris agreement . I'm sure

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Excellency's retreat , Nigeria's

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commitment to galvanize a relevant

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stakeholders for climate action and our

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redness , the extent support original

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continental and global

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multilateral processes with the

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attainment of the left objectives of

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the virus agreement . The fight to

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redress the impact is the

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responsibility of all . Thank you .

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Thank you mr . President for

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highlighting the incorporation of green

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jobs into the recovery from the health

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and economic crisis in Nigeria . It is

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now my pleasure to introduce the

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President of the Socialist Republic of

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Vietnam . President we look forward to

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your remarks

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niche . Uh huh . The

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honourable joe biden . President , The

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United States of America accents .

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These presidents , prime ministers ,

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Ladies and gentlemen , I thank

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President biden for inviting me and

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other leaders to this very important

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summit command . The

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United States returned to the paris

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agreement . I believe that the renewed

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leadership and strong commitment that

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President biden exposed during the

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opening session , combined with our

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shared efforts , will lead us on the

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path towards achieving the goals of

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paris agreement . Mr . President ,

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ladies and gentlemen , climate change

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is undoubtedly a major existential

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crisis for many countries into a planet

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in Vietnam last year alone , extreme

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weather has taken hundreds of lives and

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reverse decades of progress in poverty

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reduction , the macron delta

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or a rice bowl And the home to more

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than 20 million Vietnamese is suffering

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immensely from rising sea level ,

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especially towards the end of this

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century . Mr . President Ladies and

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Gentlemen , transitioning to a green

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net zero emission economy is an is an

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inevitable trend and imperative to

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limiting global warming to one .5°C

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is this is a challenge . But we also

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bring about huge opportunities and

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benefits , including jobs , ensuring

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energy security and enhancing economic

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competitiveness and sustainability .

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Vietnam resolved to follow this path .

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You what ? At the same time , we need a

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suitable roadmap for developing

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countries where much hardship remains

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accordingly . I wish to highlight the

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following points . First , transition

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must be just and inclusive . It must

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ensure equal access to opportunity

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benefits . Place the people at the

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centre and leave no one behind . It

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must especially be supported by the

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people , businesses and scientists .

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Spy . Second , Yeah , developed

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countries must continue to

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take the lead in emission reduction

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commitment while giving greater

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concrete support to developing

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countries , including Vietnam in

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financing in new technology development

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in high quality and efficient

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infrastructure and in job creation . We

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welcome and hope to receive the

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assistance from the U . S .

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International Climate Finance Plan and

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other international financial

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arrangements , including from

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international companies and

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corporations . Third , the pursuit of

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climate goals should be compatible with

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each country's conditions , including

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the need to alter their lifestyles ,

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the moat production and their work .

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This endeavor must be integrated into

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national development strategies and

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plans . Each country

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must itself make efforts and make good

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use of international aid and resources .

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They need to be national mechanisms for

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oversight and evaluation of

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implementation to improve the ability

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to recover . Vietnam is a developing

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country . Our industrialization has

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only truly begun three decades ago .

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Yet we make every effort to contribute

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to the global action . Vietnam have

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been quick to stop it , S . N . B . C .

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S To the United Nations

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and mainstream them into our domestic

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law for Ernest enforcement . By 23 we

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pledged to review the mission by nine

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with our domestic resources .

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027% . If provided international

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support bilaterally and multilaterally ,

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we will greatly reduce coal based power

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generation and increase the share of

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renewables In the total energy primary

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energy supply 20 by 23 and 20 by

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2045 . We will reduce greenhouse

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emission intensity per GDP by nearly

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15 and methane emissions from

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agricultural production by 10% .

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Earlier this month , Vietnam launched a

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program to plant a billion trees by

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2025 . This project alone is expected

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to absorb 2-3 of Vietnam's total

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emission by 23 . Mr . President Ladies

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and gentlemen , I'm confident that the

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challenges of climate change shall be

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drivers for solidarity and positive

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change as we move towards C . O . P 26

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in the UK and contribute to a more

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sustainable future for generations to

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come . Thank you very much .

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Thank you Mr . President for sharing

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your thoughts on the intersection of

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renewable investments and job creation .

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It is now my pleasure to introduce the

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President of the Republic of Poland .

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President due to the floor is yours

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President

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Yeah .

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English president , biden ,

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excellencies . Ladies and gentlemen ,

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presidents , Prime ministers ,

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Secretaries of state advisors . First

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and foremost , let me start by thanking

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President joe biden for inviting me to

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the summit . Poland plays a

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very active role in the global climate

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policy . Let me just mention that it

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was a huge reduction surplus of C . 02

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that we managed to accomplish the

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commitment on the Kyoto protocol from

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1997 . This surplus Was the assumption

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of six reduction and in our case we

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managed to reduce by as many as 27

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because the reduction was 33

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three times Poland hosted

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climate cop conferences in 2000

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and 18 at cop 24 . In Katowice . We

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developed under the polish leadership ,

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the Katowice rulebook as well as the

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solidarity and just transition Silesia

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declaration . This paved the way for

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the adoption of the Paris agreement and

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allowed to enhance the importance of

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human dimension in the spirit of the

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principle that nobody should be left

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behind . The momentum given by Poland

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at Cop 24 Has contributed to the

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European Union , becoming the first

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global economy to adopt the goal of

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climate neutrality by 2015 and to

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further decrease its emissions

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By 2030 by at least

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55 Poland participates in . These

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ambitious efforts . were also pleased

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that a number of states have followed

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in the U . S . Footsteps . Let me

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mention that climate is the subject to

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which the Three Sisters it's initiative

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attaches great importance , but it is

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part of the Three States initiative ,

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like other central europe countries

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located between the Baltic sea , the

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Black Sea and the Adriatic scene . In

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recent days , I talked to the president

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of Slovenia , mr Burt Tahara ,

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Lithuania Gettin has now said A and

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Bulgaria Rumen Radev , who currently

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holds the presidency of the Three C's

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Initiative in the Three C's region . It

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is clear to us that we have to

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implement an ambitious climate policy

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based on the principles of just

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transition , taking into account

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the realities of our countries and the

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welfare of our societies . This is a

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challenge , especially there where

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there is a need to conduct deep

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economic changes , including the

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possible closing down of sudden

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industrial sectors such as coal sector .

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These are very serious challenges for

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states such as Poland or Bulgaria .

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Climate policy is going to be the

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subject of our discussions during our

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meeting in july this year , during the

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summit of three seats in Sofia , the

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capital city of Bulgaria . Let me

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stress , however , that all of us

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acknowledge climate goals set by the

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european union and all of us have

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ambitions to implement them . Ladies

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and gentlemen , by pure political

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declarations were not going to change

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the reality . That is why Poland plans

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to build a new zero emission energy

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system over the next two decades ,

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thanks to which the sheriff call is

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going to drop from the current 72 as

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little as 11 in 2014 .

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This is not only an answer to the

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agreements within the european union ,

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but first of all , this gives the

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response to the expectation of the new

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generation of polls the young

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generation . This year week , I met the

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Youth Climate Council which brings

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together young representatives of Ngos

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in Poland who fight for natural

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environmental climate protection . They

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expect the implementation of ambitious

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climate goals and at the same time they

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are fully aware of the fact how

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difficult this road is and perhaps I'm

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even more satisfied to communicate to

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you ladies and gentlemen , that

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yesterday In Poland in our country , we

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entered into an agreement after a long

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social dialogue between miners , coal

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miners and representatives of the

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Polish government . This agreement

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respects phasing out call from the

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production of electricity by

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2049 ,

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I believe , Ladies and gentlemen , this

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is a huge success of the social

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dialogue that we've been having in

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Poland . This is also a great and

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ambitious plan for the future . If we

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consider that today , call to produce

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electricity in Poland is about 70% .

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Therefore , Poland will build a

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sustainable , low emission energy mix

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based on nuclear and renewable energy

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as well as gas . Unless we apply all

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available technologies , the

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transformation of our energy system

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will simply not be possible Polish

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us . Agreement on the development of

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the Polish Civil Nuclear Power

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Programme dated October 2020 , confirms

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our ambitions . It highlights the

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importance of international cooperation

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in the field of energy and climate

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policy . We should therefore coordinate

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international research and development

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efforts to create a critical mass of

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affordable technologies , innovative

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technologies which are also price

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affordable . We should also think

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how central banks in our countries can

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support energy transformation . In line

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with the principle of technological

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neutrality . A climate friendly

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transition provides a huge opportunity

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also for our citizens and all sectors

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of our economy . That is the reason why

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Poland has placed electro mobility in

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the center both in public as well as an

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individual transport . It offers a

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powerful chance to develop our industry

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and to create new jobs . Already now we

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are the biggest exporter of e buses in

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the european union , with a 46% share

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in the european market recorded last

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year . Furthermore , Poland has become

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a european leader in the production of

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lithium iron batteries . We are

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ambitious also in the sector of

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individual transport and plans to phase

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out combustion engines , which I

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believe will open up a vast potential

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for cooperation on both sides of the

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atlantic . We also attach considerable

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importance to mitigation polish

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governmental agency , State forests has

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implemented at pilot program of forest

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sinks carbon farms . It is a system

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aimed at using forest resources to

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stimulate the absorption of CO . Two

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from the atmosphere and to accumulate

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it within the first ecosystem and in

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wood products . The concept of forest

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sinks carbon farms deserves , I believe ,

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to be legitimized as part of

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international legal order . Ladies and

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gentlemen , the pandemic has brought

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the world to a halt for a moment while

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getting back on the track of

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development . Let's make sure that this

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is not the old track . Let us build a

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synergy between the following three

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conventions Convention on Climate

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change on biological diversity and to

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combat desertification . Let us use

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this opportunity to restore the world

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as a better more just more solidarity

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based and more sustainable place . I

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thank you . Thank you Mr . President

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for sharing the role of workers in

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particular within your decarbonization

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strategy . I would now like to

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recognize my good friend and colleague ,

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the United States Secretary of

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Transportation People . Thank you .

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Thank you President biden for your

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leadership on this defining issue of

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our time . Thank you . Ambassador tie

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for everything that you're doing in the

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U . S . And around the world . As we've

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just heard from these distinguished

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leaders , we are here to chart a new

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path forward to confront the climate

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crisis . Achieving our climate goals

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will create new jobs and harness the

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ingenuity of our industries and workers

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in the US . The transportation sector

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is the biggest contributor to

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greenhouse gases , which means that

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this sector has the opportunity to be

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among the biggest parts of the solution

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to climate change . The race against

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climate change is not just a question

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of what will be lost if we fail , It is

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about what can be gained if we succeed

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for nations that successfully

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transition to a cleaner economy . The

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result will be jobs and economic growth .

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We are certainly recognizing that

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potential in the United States

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President biden recently introduced the

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american jobs plan . It represents a

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once in a generation opportunity to

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modernize our national infrastructure

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so that our economy and our climate can

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thrive with its investments in electric

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vehicles , public transit rail road ,

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redesigned for pedestrians and

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sustainable innovative materials . This

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plan will move us away from our over

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reliance on fossil fuels and toward net

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zero carbon emissions . This plan is

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fundamentally an investment in our

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economy and our collective future . It

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will create millions of good jobs for

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the workers who will make our roads and

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bridges more resilient lay new train

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lines , expand public transit , install

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electric vehicle chargers and

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manufacture the vehicles that will

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depend on those charges . And the

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majority of these new jobs will be

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available to workers without a degree ,

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At least 40 of the benefits of the

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plans . Climate investments will flow

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to underserved communities which often

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bear the burden of transportation

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pollution and are at high risk of

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climate disruption . If our planetary

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warming exceeds 1.5°C, , the impacts

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will be catastrophic for all of us . We

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still have an opportunity to prevent

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that if the depth of our commitment

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meets the urgency of this challenge

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before us , and that is why this

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gathering is so important . We are all

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in this together Pursuing a net zero

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goal is not a zero sum game . We all

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benefit if we succeed . This pandemic

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has taught us anything . It's how

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interconnected we are and how capable

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we are of change , successfully

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combating climate change and reaping

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the full economic benefits will depend

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not only on transportation , but on all

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sectors , not only on creative ideas ,

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but on workers literally building the

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future not only on the choices of any

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one nation , but on the contributions

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of countries all over the world . I

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thank President Biden and the leaders

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here today for meeting this moment with

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the urgency and courage required . Let

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us continue to chart this path together

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to the benefit of the many people's we

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serve and the one climate we all share .

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Yeah , I'm now pleased to introduce

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national climate adviser Gina McCarthy ,

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who is helping to coordinate the all of

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society approach that you will hear

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about in this round table . But thank

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you for the introduction Secretary

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Buddha Judge and for all of the work

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that you're doing . And I'm excited to

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have a chance to help moderate and

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outstanding panel of entrepreneurs and

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business people . So I'll keep my

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remarks short so we can dive right in

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from the start . One of the guiding

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stars of a whole of government approach

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to climate action has been how we make

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the most of the opportunities that

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combating climate change actually

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presents to all of us . So as we work

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to develop our nationally determined

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contribution , One of the most

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important things was understanding how

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it positioned our workers in our

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industries to tackle the climate crisis .

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President Biden is always believed that

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tackling the climate crisis presents an

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incredible economic opportunity , and

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the fact is that creating jobs in

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tackling climate change actually can go

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hand in hand , and it must . And that's

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why I'm so pleased to be talking to

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this group today , because more than

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anyone else , you understand the

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opportunities we have to create good

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paying union jobs , to improve public

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health , to keep our communities safe

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and to advance the issue that is so

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important to all of us , the issue of

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environmental justice , And you're

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showing that the opportunity is already

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here and it's only going to grow

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alongside our ambition so long as we

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invest in our infrastructure in

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innovation and our workers and in our

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communities . And I'm excited to hear

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how you are are already unlocking those

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opportunities . So let's dive right in

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to the conversation . So first , let me

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start with Sharon Burrow , the general

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secretary of the International Trade

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Union Confederation . Sharon . You have

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a long history of advocating for

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workers around the world and have led

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the international trade union

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confederation for over a decade as the

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global voice for the world's working

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people with over 200 million members in

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163 countries . Can you please share

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with us your vision for what ambitious

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climate action means for our global

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workforce ? Thank you , and it's a

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pleasure to be with you . Let me

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congratulate President biden for the

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leadership on climate . We really

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appreciate his commitment not just to

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reduce emissions , which is vital , but

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to meet the climate challenge with jobs .

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Climate friendly jobs . This is central

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for a just recovery for the U . S . But

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also the foundation of the new social

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contract for working people and their

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families everywhere jobs , good jobs ,

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union jobs with human and labour rights

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and living wages with the freedom to

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organize and bargain collectively with

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Social Protection to support people in

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times of crisis . That's at the heart

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of a just transition To stabilize the

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planet with net zero economies by 2050 ,

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we all know , we have to get at least

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half of the job done by 2030 , but it

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cannot repeat past transitions . The

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left workers and their communities

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stranded the labor movement fought for

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and won global rules for just

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transition . First in the yellow and

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then in the paris agreement . These

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mean that workers and their unions must

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be at the table as we plan the

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transition and we know this means for

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every sector . The foundation is clean

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energy , but all technologies must be

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deployed in manufacturing , transport ,

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agriculture , construction services and

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of course their supply chains . We know

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our cities are a vital part of the

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equation And you have so many great

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mayors because they accept

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responsibility for 40 of emissions and

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that the demand and supply

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relationships from those cities can

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generate sustainable production and

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services to fuel community renewal with

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decent work in rural communities in our

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own countries . And if global traders

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reform to meet the same sustainability

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standards with human and labour rights

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and compliance respected indeed around

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the world as a danish prime minister

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said a good example of that right here ,

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right there in the U . S . Is the

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framework agreement between Not too and

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Ostend . A danish wind company . It

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will secure good paying jobs and

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training for hundreds of thousands of U .

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S . Workers . It's a great example of

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just transition in action europe led

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by agreements with employers and unions

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in Germany spain and other nations are

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committed to a green deal with just

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transition . Underpinned by a social

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pillar of rights . Canada Scotland ,

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new Zealand , South Africa , kenya ,

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Senegal Ghana and many others are

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amongst those with examples of

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agreements for social dialogue towards

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a just transition that will actually

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get the job done . This must be a cape

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the case everywhere if we're to leave

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no one behind . But the good news is

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that for every dollar or euro or unit

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of currency invested in climate

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transition , there are jobs , 10 jobs

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in renewable energy generates 5 to 10

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jobs in the supply chains and up to

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three times that in economies where

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good wages are spent by those workers

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and their families . And if the

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pandemic has taught us anything , it's

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that we also need resilience and care

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is vital to that . Health care , aged

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care , childcare and education . There

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are even more jobs here as we build

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livable , caring communities . We have

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the technology , we have the finance to

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get the job done . And if we share it

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with developing countries on top of

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vital debt relief , if every dollar of

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investment has an S . G . Lens , we

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will win the race for a just recovery

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and a sustainable future . But we need

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both ambition and the commitment on

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display here to adjust transition with

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social dialogue in all those NDC as we

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head towards the cop in Glasgow this

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year , I leave you with this commitment

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from the Union movement . There are no

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jobs on a dead planet . We will work

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with everybody to build good jobs on a

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living planet .

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Sharon that was incredible . Your

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passion is infectious . Um So next

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let me go to Brett Isaac , the Ceo and

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co founder of Navajo Power Brett

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Navajo natural resources have powered

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and will continue to power the growth

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of the american west . This

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administration is committed to

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empowering tribal leaders and our

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collective efforts to tackle the

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climate crisis . So how is Navajo power

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and vision ? Tribal community powered

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climate solutions . Uh huh .

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Yeah . Yeah . Yeah . Trouble

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nations that have been at the epicenter

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of energy impact and want to continue

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being the driver of that effort through

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the cultivation of clean energy assets .

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As a developer of large scale utility

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projects . Naville powered visions

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creating the opportunity to take those

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workforces and economies that were so

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crucial to advancing America's growth

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and re engaging them in a new energy

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economy to advance clean energy growth

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needed to address climate impacts . You

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know , we're excited to see President

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biden's vision and engaging our

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communities and creating real tangible

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solutions to address the climate crisis .

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The notion that this transition must be

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equitable to those communities who will

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be on the edge of this work is a large

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step forward . Um to acknowledging the

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foundation of this movement must begin

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with collaboration . You know , travel

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nations believe that , you know , are

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rolling . This is to help accelerate ,

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you know , the advancement of

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preservation of our of our culture , of

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our resources and and of our our mother

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Earth . So the idea behind what have

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all power wants to do is create the

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platform that's going to be the spark

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needed to accelerate the recovery ,

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advancement of trouble economies six ,

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you know , there's a lot of work forces

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that were built on , you know , the

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previous energy economies that need

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this movement in order to advance

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and you know , usher in a new era of

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energy usage and energy , you know , um

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resiliency . And we believe that Navajo

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power itself can play a role and

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creating that landing spot for job

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growth for economic growth for

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communities to thrive under these

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conditions that we're looking to create

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with with the development of large

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scale solar wind storage and all the

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other technologies that are yet to be

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developed um that we need in order to

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get to a place where we feel like our

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environment is protected and preserved .

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And so , you know , from from , you

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know what we see as an important

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step , You know , we think president

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biden for kind of convening this

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conversation because it's much overdue .

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It's much needed in order for us to

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advance going forward . So I'm very

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proud that , you know , to be here to

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talk about what we're doing , but also

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very proud to get to work under this uh

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administrations initiatives . Thank you .

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Thanks Brett . And , and I know that

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tribal voices remain so important to us

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if we want to hope to lift all

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communities and all nations . So thank

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you very much for those words . Uh ,

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now I'm excited to hear from uh , new

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to be Sang Macia The

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ceo of easy solar , great name by the

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way , easy solar um , knew to be the

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African continent currently faces a

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significant challenge . You have 600

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million people without access to a

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formal grid . It also has a young

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and growing population . So what role

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can renewable energy play in

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accelerating both access to energy and

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economic livelihoods in africa ? So we

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can ensure that no one is left behind .

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Honey , Thank you so much .

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President Bonnie Biden and jenny

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McCarthy and your administration for

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convening this summit and for having me

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here as a young African woman . I'm

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incredibly grateful for this platform .

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Um , it's a unique moment in our human

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story and I want to start by taking a

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moment to acknowledge where we find

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ourselves in history up until recent

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times when any continent has attempted

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to bring people into the modern economy .

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We've done so without concern for the

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planet and its limits Here today in sub

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Saharan Africa , where 75 of the

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world's population lives , We're being

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asked not to copy and paste the formula

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that has proven effective time and time

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again and industrializing and

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modernizing human life . We have to

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raise people out of poverty . We have

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to give people dignified work that

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reduces inequality all the while , not

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just looking at the economics , but

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also being conscious of the climate at

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the same time . Now , this may sound

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like an unfair conundrum and at times I

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lament at the injustice of having to

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rise above a problem we did not create .

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Um , but I do believe it's a unique

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opportunity to look forward rather than

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backwards , to challenge the status quo

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and say economic development does not

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have to be progress does not have to be

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recklessly unjust . That we , as

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Africans can learn from the past while

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acknowledging what we have at our

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disposal in the presence . I'm speaking

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to you here from freetown in Sierra

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Leone . My company is the solar

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operates in West Africa are focused ,

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countries have some of the lowest rates

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of electrification in the world . When

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we first started operating five years

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ago in Sierra Leone and Liberia , it

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was as high as 95 of the population

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without power . And I mean being

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without power in so many more ways than

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one . The vast majority of people who

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are all spread in Africa are based in

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rural communities with limited access

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to economic opportunities . If current

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trends continue , 100 million youths ,

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We'll be entering the African labor

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market , um , will be unemployed by

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2030 . This is important to me

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personally because I'm one of the

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fortunate young ones . Power only went

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out a few nights a week in my home when

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I was growing up and I was lucky enough

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to have access to economic opportunity ,

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but we cannot let Africa's future rests

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on lock and good fortune and thank

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thankfully we don't have to . And

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here's where my optimism comes in .

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Easy Solo along with many others in the

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corporate sector , are bringing power

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to people where they are . We're going

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all the way to the last mile and doing

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so by employing people who are from

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those communities . In short , we're

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building power from the ground up

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offered solar companies across Africa

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and many grids are already employing as

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many people as traditional utility

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power sectors in some of the more

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developed markets . In Africa , We

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heard earlier today from President

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Kenyatta in Kenya , decentralized

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renewable energy companies are directly

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employing upwards of 10,000 former

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workers , the majority of which are

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based in rural areas . The figure is

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comparable to the number employed by

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the Kenyan state utilities . And here

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in West Africa is the solar in just

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five short years has created job

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opportunities for 800 young and

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passionate people who want to

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contribute positively to their

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communities and beyond the direct

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employment that we create access to

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electricity generates broader economic

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activity . Some estimates put it as

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high as five times as many non energy

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productive use jobs are created through

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access to electricity . Yes , we are at

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a unique moment in history , but we

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have so much more at our disposal now

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and I think we can do it differently .

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We can power communities while

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providing access to good work without

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the negative impact of carbon emissions

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that have characterized mass

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electrification and so many other parts

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of the world . I haven't spoken about

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it much , but I want to focus by saying ,

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I do believe there is a role for

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utility scale power , but we cannot

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overlook that decentralized renewable

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energy is a major part of the equation .

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We need firm commitment from government

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and the financial community to deploy

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the $11 billion dollars in funding .

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The offered sector needs to accelerate

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access to energy and economic

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opportunity at scale . We need to

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mainstream these solutions that will be

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a major part of wiping out energy

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poverty in africa while providing a

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generation of young people with good

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work without harming the planet . I

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hope you'll join me and the rest of the

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sector very excited about what we're

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doing in expanding the good work that

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has already been done to leave no one

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behind . Thank you so much . Uh no , to

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be . Thank you so much . I think young

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people everywhere in the U . S . And

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across the world have made a vast

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difference and pointing out the need

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for urgency are on climate , but also

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bringing such fresh energy to the table

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and ideas . You're right , we have to

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look to the future and it's yours and

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we have to play our part . So thank you

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for that . Now , let's turn to George

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all over the ceo of johnson control .

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Hi George , it's good to see you . Um

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George's chairing the Energy and

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Environment Committee at the Business

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Roundtable and he's also leading

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johnson controls one of the leading

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companies in the sustainable building

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space George . How do you see the

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outlook of business on strong climate

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action ? And what role can buildings

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play in tackling the climate crisis

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prices ? Thank you Miss McCarthy for

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leading this great discussion . Thank

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you . Mr President Distinguished

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Leaders and members of the Cabinet . It

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is truly an honor to be here today . It

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is clear from the previous panelists

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that there are opportunities in

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communities large and small as we take

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action on climate and there is a need

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for training to fill the good jobs

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being created in my role as chairman

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and Ceo of johnson controls a global

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leader and smart , healthy and

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sustainable buildings . We're eager to

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drive harder and faster to cut the 40

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of greenhouse gases that come from

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buildings . The good news is that when

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we do that , the the upgrades pay for

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themselves because we are cutting

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energy waste . I also had the honour of

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sharing the Business Roundtable ,

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Energy and Environment Committee in

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working with over 200 of America's

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largest employers from all sectors of

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the economy . I can tell you the CEO is

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recognized the threats posed by climate

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change . Business roundtable members

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believe the risks are real , they're

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increasing , they are costly and they

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may be irreversible . As we look ahead

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to cop 26 in November , we have the

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chance to implement smart policies that

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ensure that all communities and workers

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benefit from reducing carbon emissions .

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Business roundtable believes that a

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comprehensive market based policy can

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spur innovations , ensure equity and

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help avoid the worst impacts of climate

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change . Importantly , business

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Roundtable knows that business and

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government must work together and lead

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by example to meet the scope of the

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challenge . In fact , the vast majority

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of business roundtable ceos have

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pledged to reduce their emissions With

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nearly half committing to achieving net

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zero emissions and their companies by

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2050 or sooner And Johnson controls

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sustainability is our business . We

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committed to achieving net zero carbon

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before 2040 and announced science-based

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targets for 2030 . We are proud to be

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ranked among the 100 most sustainable

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companies globally . President biden

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Called for a four million buildings to

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be revamped . Absolutely . And john's

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controls , we know that that can be

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done and we would be foolish not to do

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so because if efficient buildings are a

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climate hazard , and because money is

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wasted right along with energy Working

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with our customers , we cut emissions

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more than 30 million tons and we have

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saved them $6 billion . And we

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guarantee the results . Since we are

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confident , substantial savings will be

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achieved with digital technologies like

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our open blue platform . We are

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creating not only efficient , but net

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zero buildings , campuses and whole

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communities . So we think it is clear

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driving sustainability and tackling

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climate change is a collective effort

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at the business roundtable . And

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johnson controls . We know that when we

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take this challenge on , we will cut

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emissions and costs , create good jobs

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and build resilient , healthy

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infrastructure . Mr . President , we

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are ready to get to work . Thank you .

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Well , George , thank you . Um it's

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incredible to have the business

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roundtable and your voice so powerfully

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partnering on this issue with us . And

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it means a lot as well as your

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leadership at johnson controls . It's

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uh it's quite inspirational . Uh

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Next let's hear from Roxanne Brown . Hi

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Roxy , it's good to see you . The

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Roxanne is the international vice

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president of the United Steelworkers .

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Uh the United Steelworkers represent

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almost a million american workers in

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manufacturing and transportation of

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buildings and many other critical parts

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of our economy . Roxy , what can

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governments around the world do to

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ensure that we put workers rights

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square at the center of our transition

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to clean infrastructure . Thank you so

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much for the question , Gina , and it's

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it's so great to see you and also great

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to see you as well . President biden ,

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It's an honor to join this summit on

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behalf of the 850,000 members of the

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United Steelworkers Union and the US .

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and Canada . And we really commend the

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Biden Harris administration for

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actively seeking out the voice of labor

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in this really important discussion .

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And I would say that is the first part

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of my answer . Governments around the

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world can ensure that workers are at

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the center of a clean energy

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infrastructure by simply making room

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for us at the table like you did today

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oftentimes policymakers form ideas

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about what they think is essential for

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workers in a particular state ,

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industry , region , province or country ,

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but really only workers can best answer

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the question of how a net zero economy

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includes us . And I urge leaders around

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the world to engage in earnest and

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honest conversations with workers and

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unions as policies are being formed and

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to understand that workers are key

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allies and shaping and moving policy

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and should not be an afterthought . In

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your question , gina , you mentioned

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the various sectors USW members are

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employed in from the steel plate . Our

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members at Cleveland cliffs and Gary

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indiana make to the fiber optic cables .

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Are members at corning in Wilmington

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north Carolina make to the pro terror .

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Electric buses are members in los

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Angeles California make to the water

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system . Distribution services are

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members at american water and kokomo

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indiana provide to the copper . Our

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members at Rio Tinto and Magna Utah

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Mine . UsW members literally

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supply America every day with the

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components energy , critical materials

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and services for our nation's physical

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and social infrastructure . And we

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recently kicked off a campaign called

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We Supply America to highlight the

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important role our members play .

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They're proud to do this work . Their

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families depend on the good family

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sustaining union wages and benefits

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attached to these jobs and communities

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all across this country depend on the

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tax base . Those jobs provide to help

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fund our schools and libraries . We

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must strengthen our domestic

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manufacturing base and support its

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critical workforce here at home to

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manufacturers and the next generation

59:58.721 --> 01:00:00.890
of these technologies . In addition to

01:00:00.890 --> 01:00:03.340
expanding and sourcing from the

01:00:03.340 --> 01:00:05.720
domestic supply chain right here with

01:00:05.720 --> 01:00:08.110
the right policies , we can incentivize

01:00:08.110 --> 01:00:11.410
industry to carbon eyes and maximize

01:00:11.420 --> 01:00:13.940
energy efficiency by investing in

01:00:13.940 --> 01:00:16.540
technologies like carbon capture ,

01:00:16.550 --> 01:00:19.480
direct air capture , renewable biomass

01:00:19.480 --> 01:00:21.870
and combined heat and power . These are

01:00:21.880 --> 01:00:25.660
always to ensure that workers will

01:00:25.660 --> 01:00:28.680
be at the center of us clean energy

01:00:28.680 --> 01:00:31.000
infrastructure . And you know , I have

01:00:31.000 --> 01:00:33.370
to say , we strongly agree President

01:00:33.370 --> 01:00:37.140
biden that the american jobs plan is a

01:00:37.150 --> 01:00:40.690
once in a generation transformational

01:00:40.690 --> 01:00:43.870
type of investment . We are ready to

01:00:43.870 --> 01:00:46.720
help pass policies like the protecting

01:00:46.720 --> 01:00:48.720
the right to organize act that will

01:00:48.720 --> 01:00:50.770
help make the new jobs of the clean

01:00:50.770 --> 01:00:53.590
energy economy , family and community

01:00:53.590 --> 01:00:56.980
sustaining union jobs . We are ready to

01:00:56.980 --> 01:00:58.980
support you and helping advance and

01:00:58.980 --> 01:01:00.840
revitalize existing industries ,

01:01:00.850 --> 01:01:03.340
putting workers at the center of those

01:01:03.340 --> 01:01:05.760
solutions and build an even stronger

01:01:05.760 --> 01:01:07.650
manufacturing and energy base for

01:01:07.650 --> 01:01:09.761
generations to come . Our sleeves are

01:01:09.761 --> 01:01:11.761
rolled up , minority just can't see

01:01:11.761 --> 01:01:14.170
them are boots are on the ground and we

01:01:14.180 --> 01:01:16.291
are ready to go , Thank you so much .

01:01:17.210 --> 01:01:17.930
Thank you .

01:01:20.030 --> 01:01:23.950
Sister Roxy never fails to supply

01:01:23.950 --> 01:01:26.230
the right words at the right time and

01:01:26.240 --> 01:01:29.120
thank you so much . Union , not labor

01:01:29.120 --> 01:01:33.040
union union . There you go . Um , I

01:01:33.050 --> 01:01:36.920
want to just uh say that that these

01:01:36.920 --> 01:01:38.990
unions have not just a place at the

01:01:38.990 --> 01:01:41.630
table , but we're listening and uh ,

01:01:42.010 --> 01:01:44.240
and President biden is being , making

01:01:44.240 --> 01:01:46.390
sure of that . So thank you so much

01:01:46.390 --> 01:01:49.300
Roxy . Let's turn now to Erica Mackey ,

01:01:49.300 --> 01:01:52.640
the ceo of grid alternatives . Erica I

01:01:52.640 --> 01:01:55.270
had the privilege of attending to grid

01:01:55.270 --> 01:01:57.326
alternative solar installations . In

01:01:57.326 --> 01:02:00.420
fact , you had me on the roof on both

01:02:00.420 --> 01:02:02.770
of those occasions and I talked to the

01:02:02.770 --> 01:02:05.010
job trainees learning solar schools ,

01:02:05.020 --> 01:02:08.220
solar skills while they were installing

01:02:08.300 --> 01:02:10.670
solar and low income communities and

01:02:10.670 --> 01:02:13.470
communities of color in Los Angeles and

01:02:13.470 --> 01:02:16.120
Washington D . C . So how does grid

01:02:16.120 --> 01:02:19.140
alternatives work illustrate how clean

01:02:19.140 --> 01:02:22.310
energy can be beneficial to all

01:02:22.310 --> 01:02:24.970
individuals and families in every

01:02:24.970 --> 01:02:25.730
community .

01:02:30.100 --> 01:02:32.156
Thank you . National climate adviser

01:02:32.156 --> 01:02:33.989
McCarthy . You were awesome on a

01:02:33.989 --> 01:02:36.750
rooftop . President biden . Secretary

01:02:36.750 --> 01:02:38.810
Kerry dignitaries . Thank you for

01:02:38.810 --> 01:02:40.790
having me . Great alternatives .

01:02:40.790 --> 01:02:43.060
Mission is to build community powered

01:02:43.060 --> 01:02:45.470
solutions to advance economic and

01:02:45.470 --> 01:02:47.990
environmental justice through renewable

01:02:47.990 --> 01:02:50.880
energy For the past 20 years . Great

01:02:50.880 --> 01:02:53.160
alternatives . The nation's largest

01:02:53.160 --> 01:02:55.500
nonprofit solar installer has been

01:02:55.500 --> 01:02:58.100
working with communities most impacted

01:02:58.100 --> 01:03:00.340
by the economic and climate injustice

01:03:00.340 --> 01:03:02.550
is to bring the benefits of clean

01:03:02.550 --> 01:03:05.430
energy and jobs to all families and

01:03:05.430 --> 01:03:08.440
individuals . We will not achieve a

01:03:08.440 --> 01:03:10.420
renewable energy future without

01:03:10.420 --> 01:03:12.940
addressing the systemic injustices that

01:03:12.940 --> 01:03:15.162
have disproportionately impacted people

01:03:15.162 --> 01:03:17.480
of color . The benefits of renewable

01:03:17.480 --> 01:03:20.480
energy , clean air , long lasting

01:03:20.480 --> 01:03:23.940
careers , lower energy bills must not

01:03:23.940 --> 01:03:26.940
be limited to the privileged Yet low

01:03:26.940 --> 01:03:29.051
income communities and communities of

01:03:29.051 --> 01:03:30.940
color are usually left out of the

01:03:30.940 --> 01:03:32.996
conversations about our clean energy

01:03:32.996 --> 01:03:35.218
future and I applaud the administration

01:03:35.218 --> 01:03:37.440
for the Environmental Justice Council .

01:03:37.500 --> 01:03:39.710
Good alternatives works coast to coast

01:03:39.710 --> 01:03:42.230
to push for policies that make solar

01:03:42.230 --> 01:03:44.220
energy and cutting edge clean

01:03:44.220 --> 01:03:48.150
technologies available to everyone by

01:03:48.150 --> 01:03:51.030
creating strong policy solutions that

01:03:51.030 --> 01:03:53.170
center the leadership of economic and

01:03:53.170 --> 01:03:55.630
environmental justice communities . We

01:03:55.630 --> 01:03:58.970
can sure ensure everyone benefits now

01:03:58.970 --> 01:04:01.880
and for generations to come clean

01:04:01.880 --> 01:04:04.070
energy can be transformative for the

01:04:04.070 --> 01:04:07.910
people , the planet and the economy . A

01:04:07.910 --> 01:04:10.140
growing solar energy industry needs

01:04:10.140 --> 01:04:13.150
skilled workers at all levels . Solar

01:04:13.150 --> 01:04:16.390
jobs are meaningful and pay well with

01:04:16.390 --> 01:04:18.612
grid alternatives . Hands on . Training

01:04:18.612 --> 01:04:21.220
individuals learn solar skills while

01:04:21.220 --> 01:04:23.480
participating in real world solar

01:04:23.480 --> 01:04:25.840
installations . We make training

01:04:25.840 --> 01:04:28.062
opportunities accessible to groups that

01:04:28.062 --> 01:04:30.173
are traditionally underrepresented in

01:04:30.173 --> 01:04:32.380
solar , including women , people of

01:04:32.380 --> 01:04:34.820
color , those impacted by the criminal

01:04:34.820 --> 01:04:37.370
justice system . Our graduates

01:04:37.380 --> 01:04:40.180
jumpstart lifelong careers connecting

01:04:40.180 --> 01:04:42.291
with employers are starting their own

01:04:42.291 --> 01:04:45.110
successful business ventures . Clean

01:04:45.110 --> 01:04:47.650
energy , together with energy storage ,

01:04:47.660 --> 01:04:50.610
electrification and other technologies ,

01:04:50.620 --> 01:04:52.690
is necessary for both climate

01:04:52.690 --> 01:04:55.410
mitigation and climate adaptation .

01:04:56.090 --> 01:04:57.923
While replacing polluting energy

01:04:57.923 --> 01:05:00.180
sources . Clean energy investments also

01:05:00.180 --> 01:05:02.970
benefit health . Clean energy makes us

01:05:02.970 --> 01:05:05.260
more resilient to the increasingly

01:05:05.260 --> 01:05:07.204
common disasters brought on by the

01:05:07.204 --> 01:05:10.480
climate crisis . Families depend on

01:05:10.480 --> 01:05:13.070
electricity for medical equipment and

01:05:13.070 --> 01:05:15.820
food . When the power goes out , local

01:05:15.820 --> 01:05:18.410
solar and storage can save lives .

01:05:18.890 --> 01:05:21.110
Families harmed most by fossil fuel

01:05:21.110 --> 01:05:23.150
pollution and climate destruction .

01:05:23.160 --> 01:05:25.560
Also pay more of their incomes for the

01:05:25.560 --> 01:05:28.490
very energy systems causing those harms

01:05:28.530 --> 01:05:31.220
another source of economic instability .

01:05:32.290 --> 01:05:34.450
Those most impacted by fossil fuel

01:05:34.450 --> 01:05:36.800
pollution , climate induced disasters

01:05:36.800 --> 01:05:39.500
and burdensome energy costs must be

01:05:39.550 --> 01:05:42.740
first from climate solutions . They

01:05:42.740 --> 01:05:44.970
must benefit first . Not as an

01:05:44.970 --> 01:05:47.680
afterthought energy agency and

01:05:47.690 --> 01:05:50.660
ownership must and can be put in the

01:05:50.660 --> 01:05:52.690
hands of communities through clean

01:05:52.690 --> 01:05:55.500
energy transition . We need to include

01:05:55.510 --> 01:05:58.040
everyone in climate solutions . We need

01:05:58.040 --> 01:06:00.440
climate justice , great alternatives

01:06:00.440 --> 01:06:02.180
and visions of rapid equitable

01:06:02.180 --> 01:06:04.250
transition to a world powered by

01:06:04.250 --> 01:06:07.290
renewable energy that benefits everyone .

01:06:07.580 --> 01:06:09.880
Our experience on the ground shows that

01:06:09.880 --> 01:06:12.840
this critical opportunity is possible

01:06:12.850 --> 01:06:14.239
with collective effort .

01:06:16.880 --> 01:06:20.310
Good job Erica . Thank you very much .

01:06:20.320 --> 01:06:22.650
Uh I know grid alternatives always

01:06:22.650 --> 01:06:25.980
reminds us that uh clean energy is not

01:06:25.980 --> 01:06:29.230
a luxury for a few . It's a necessity

01:06:29.230 --> 01:06:31.119
for all of us . And thank you for

01:06:31.119 --> 01:06:33.630
advancing that . Now let's hear from

01:06:33.630 --> 01:06:37.010
Jack Allen the ceo of pro terra who I'm

01:06:37.010 --> 01:06:38.930
sure the president remembers was

01:06:38.930 --> 01:06:41.300
gracious enough to virtually host him

01:06:41.310 --> 01:06:44.800
just a few days ago . Um , Jack Pro

01:06:44.800 --> 01:06:47.300
terra manufacturers , half of the U . S .

01:06:47.310 --> 01:06:50.460
Electric bus market , which is pretty

01:06:50.460 --> 01:06:52.810
amazing . And as you know , funding for

01:06:52.810 --> 01:06:55.730
electric school buses is a priority .

01:06:55.730 --> 01:06:58.000
And the american jobs plan , you know ,

01:06:58.000 --> 01:07:00.210
electrifying our bus fleet is good for

01:07:00.210 --> 01:07:02.377
the planet , good for community health

01:07:02.377 --> 01:07:04.760
and good for jobs . So what role do you

01:07:04.760 --> 01:07:07.180
see the federal government playing and

01:07:07.180 --> 01:07:09.550
spurring the demand for zero emission

01:07:09.560 --> 01:07:12.020
electric vehicles , including school

01:07:12.020 --> 01:07:14.020
buses . Before you talk to Jack ? I

01:07:14.020 --> 01:07:16.020
want to thank you for spending some

01:07:16.020 --> 01:07:18.131
time with me and I told you I used to

01:07:18.131 --> 01:07:20.187
drive a school bus . I want to drive

01:07:20.187 --> 01:07:22.187
when you're electric school buses .

01:07:22.187 --> 01:07:24.409
Okay , I got a license . I used to have

01:07:24.409 --> 01:07:27.260
my anyway . Okay that would be that

01:07:27.260 --> 01:07:29.440
would be just great . Mr President and

01:07:29.450 --> 01:07:31.880
uh thank you . Uh national climate

01:07:31.880 --> 01:07:34.490
adviser , McCarthy in force . Uh , Mr

01:07:34.490 --> 01:07:36.657
President and all of us at pro terra .

01:07:36.657 --> 01:07:38.768
Having the opportunity to be with you

01:07:38.768 --> 01:07:40.546
twice in one week is just quite

01:07:40.546 --> 01:07:42.879
incredible . So thank you all very much .

01:07:42.879 --> 01:07:45.101
Porter is grateful for the government's

01:07:45.101 --> 01:07:46.934
longstanding support of electric

01:07:46.934 --> 01:07:48.712
transit buses and zero emission

01:07:48.712 --> 01:07:50.934
transportation . We delivered our first

01:07:50.934 --> 01:07:53.101
electric transit bus over a decade ago

01:07:53.101 --> 01:07:55.323
to foothill transit with the support of

01:07:55.323 --> 01:07:57.490
funding from the 2009 Recovery Act .

01:07:58.180 --> 01:08:00.291
Building on these early deployments ,

01:08:00.291 --> 01:08:02.350
federal government increased support

01:08:02.360 --> 01:08:04.250
for zero emission electric

01:08:04.250 --> 01:08:06.550
transportation through programs like

01:08:06.550 --> 01:08:08.661
the Federal Transit administration is

01:08:08.661 --> 01:08:11.200
low and no emission vehicle program .

01:08:11.670 --> 01:08:13.730
The low no provides funding to state

01:08:13.730 --> 01:08:15.930
and local governments to acquire zero

01:08:15.930 --> 01:08:18.097
emission transit buses . And it's been

01:08:18.097 --> 01:08:20.310
responsible for funding hundreds of

01:08:20.310 --> 01:08:22.199
electric transit buses across the

01:08:22.199 --> 01:08:24.680
nation . From Juneau Alaska to Miami

01:08:24.680 --> 01:08:27.600
florida . It really wasn't that long

01:08:27.600 --> 01:08:29.920
ago that the questions many were asking

01:08:29.920 --> 01:08:31.976
was whether the transit market would

01:08:31.976 --> 01:08:33.976
even move towards electrification .

01:08:34.070 --> 01:08:36.237
Well , that question has been answered

01:08:36.270 --> 01:08:38.159
thanks to the help of the federal

01:08:38.159 --> 01:08:40.214
government . This transition is well

01:08:40.214 --> 01:08:42.700
underway Since port areas . Initial

01:08:42.700 --> 01:08:44.840
development over a decade ago we've

01:08:44.840 --> 01:08:48.500
sold 1000 electric transit buses . So

01:08:48.500 --> 01:08:50.667
where do we go now ? Well , there's an

01:08:50.667 --> 01:08:52.833
opportunity for the federal government

01:08:52.833 --> 01:08:54.556
to go even further by spurring

01:08:54.556 --> 01:08:56.333
increased demand for commercial

01:08:56.333 --> 01:08:58.389
electric vehicles for infrastructure

01:08:58.389 --> 01:09:00.470
and to deepen the supply base in the

01:09:00.470 --> 01:09:03.470
United States school buses , as you

01:09:03.470 --> 01:09:05.910
mentioned , there are a great example

01:09:05.920 --> 01:09:07.531
and one of the most exciting

01:09:07.531 --> 01:09:09.420
applications for electric vehicle

01:09:09.420 --> 01:09:11.590
technology , switching to electric

01:09:11.590 --> 01:09:14.040
school buses means cleaner air for our

01:09:14.040 --> 01:09:16.280
Children and our grandchildren to

01:09:16.280 --> 01:09:19.430
breathe and a healthier planet for them

01:09:19.430 --> 01:09:22.850
to enjoy . Yet today , unlike transit

01:09:22.850 --> 01:09:25.340
buses , school buses do not receive the

01:09:25.340 --> 01:09:27.229
same level of federal funding for

01:09:27.229 --> 01:09:29.460
electrification . So federal programs

01:09:29.460 --> 01:09:31.840
like low NO can help serve as a road

01:09:31.840 --> 01:09:34.500
map to accelerate the electrification

01:09:34.870 --> 01:09:37.240
of other commercial vehicles such as

01:09:37.240 --> 01:09:39.573
electric school buses and delivery view .

01:09:40.770 --> 01:09:42.881
One of the lessons that we've learned

01:09:42.881 --> 01:09:44.937
over a decade of delivering electric

01:09:44.937 --> 01:09:46.900
buses is the critical role that

01:09:46.910 --> 01:09:49.500
charging an infrastructure plays an

01:09:49.500 --> 01:09:52.040
electrification . Our customers have

01:09:52.040 --> 01:09:54.096
told us they would like to go faster

01:09:54.096 --> 01:09:56.360
towards electrification when charging

01:09:56.360 --> 01:09:59.390
remains a barrier to eat the adoption .

01:10:00.360 --> 01:10:02.471
Private enterprises had to solve this

01:10:02.471 --> 01:10:05.270
challenge and we will , but it is well

01:10:05.270 --> 01:10:07.159
worthy of strong support from the

01:10:07.159 --> 01:10:09.048
federal government to prepare the

01:10:09.048 --> 01:10:11.350
nation for our clean transportation

01:10:11.350 --> 01:10:14.690
future . This includes convening public

01:10:14.690 --> 01:10:17.420
partner , public private partnerships

01:10:17.420 --> 01:10:19.610
on charging infrastructure between the

01:10:19.610 --> 01:10:21.880
government companies like Pantera ,

01:10:22.260 --> 01:10:24.149
Fine union organizations that are

01:10:24.149 --> 01:10:26.610
represented to some and electric

01:10:26.610 --> 01:10:29.610
utilities nationwide . Collectively we

01:10:29.610 --> 01:10:31.960
can do this . Electric vehicle

01:10:31.960 --> 01:10:34.016
technology is an opportunity for the

01:10:34.016 --> 01:10:36.460
United States to be at the leading edge

01:10:36.500 --> 01:10:38.500
of the innovations that will create

01:10:38.500 --> 01:10:41.440
good american jobs , will modernize our

01:10:41.440 --> 01:10:43.680
nation's infrastructure and help to

01:10:43.680 --> 01:10:46.680
build a more just and resilient economy

01:10:47.860 --> 01:10:50.190
With over 600 employees nationwide ,

01:10:50.760 --> 01:10:52.570
including his Roxanne said many

01:10:52.580 --> 01:10:54.858
represented by the united Steelworkers .

01:10:55.260 --> 01:10:57.570
We've experienced firsthand at Botero .

01:10:58.360 --> 01:11:02.100
We believe the technologies that we

01:11:02.100 --> 01:11:04.100
need to meet global demand for zero

01:11:04.100 --> 01:11:07.380
emission transportation can and must be

01:11:07.380 --> 01:11:09.491
built right here in the United States

01:11:09.491 --> 01:11:13.370
including cell manufacturing . Thank

01:11:13.370 --> 01:11:15.537
you for the opportunity to be with you

01:11:15.537 --> 01:11:17.759
today . What a wonderful thrill for all

01:11:17.759 --> 01:11:21.190
of this project . Thank you

01:11:21.860 --> 01:11:25.010
George . Thank you . Thank you for uh ,

01:11:25.020 --> 01:11:28.690
for uh all of your commitment to , to

01:11:28.690 --> 01:11:31.320
our kids um and to our cities and

01:11:31.320 --> 01:11:34.280
making the air cleaner as a grandmother

01:11:34.280 --> 01:11:36.590
of three young kids . I very much

01:11:36.600 --> 01:11:38.822
appreciate it . So thank you for that .

01:11:38.830 --> 01:11:40.830
And I think mr President , you know

01:11:40.830 --> 01:11:42.997
your american jobs plan is going to go

01:11:42.997 --> 01:11:45.520
all in on building the charging

01:11:45.520 --> 01:11:47.700
infrastructure that we need that's

01:11:47.700 --> 01:11:50.350
going to allow George to expand his

01:11:50.350 --> 01:11:52.660
business . And all of us , two guys

01:11:52.660 --> 01:11:54.716
going to do what we're about to hear

01:11:54.716 --> 01:11:56.882
from . All right , let's let's move on

01:11:56.882 --> 01:12:00.530
because uh , I'll tell you that we want

01:12:00.530 --> 01:12:03.670
to talk to um Lonnie Stevenson right

01:12:03.670 --> 01:12:07.320
now . Uh Lonnie is the uh the president

01:12:07.320 --> 01:12:09.320
of the International Brotherhood of

01:12:09.320 --> 01:12:12.000
Electrical Workers and and he is uh ,

01:12:12.010 --> 01:12:14.810
he is last but certainly not least

01:12:14.820 --> 01:12:17.360
because he's a major player um , in

01:12:17.360 --> 01:12:20.620
looking at how we can actually build

01:12:20.620 --> 01:12:23.500
his union Um , with almost

01:12:23.510 --> 01:12:26.840
800,000 skilled members across the wide

01:12:26.840 --> 01:12:29.220
variety of fields . They will build a

01:12:29.230 --> 01:12:32.330
country moving forward as well . Honey ,

01:12:32.340 --> 01:12:34.960
what do energy workers need to see in

01:12:34.960 --> 01:12:37.800
order to feel really confident that

01:12:37.800 --> 01:12:40.150
they will not be left behind in a

01:12:40.150 --> 01:12:43.270
transition to cleaner power

01:12:43.270 --> 01:12:47.180
generation ? Well , thank

01:12:47.180 --> 01:12:49.513
you , Advisor McCarthy and thank you Mr .

01:12:49.513 --> 01:12:51.370
President and thank you for your

01:12:51.370 --> 01:12:53.426
invitation and thank you for hosting

01:12:53.426 --> 01:12:56.280
this event today . This is such a

01:12:56.290 --> 01:12:59.340
critical question . If you made clear

01:12:59.340 --> 01:13:01.670
again and again , fighting climate

01:13:01.670 --> 01:13:03.837
change isn't just about cutting carbon

01:13:03.837 --> 01:13:07.010
emissions , but creating good jobs and

01:13:07.010 --> 01:13:09.480
creating good jobs means above all

01:13:09.850 --> 01:13:13.410
creating union jobs . As the president

01:13:13.410 --> 01:13:15.740
of the largest energy union in all of

01:13:15.740 --> 01:13:18.030
North America , my members work in

01:13:18.040 --> 01:13:21.110
every sector that's out there from coal

01:13:21.110 --> 01:13:24.390
and gas to wind and solar from nuclear

01:13:24.390 --> 01:13:26.501
and power transmission and delivery .

01:13:27.350 --> 01:13:30.120
These are good union jobs , jobs that

01:13:30.120 --> 01:13:32.231
are the foundation of a strong middle

01:13:32.231 --> 01:13:35.290
class and healthy communities . It's

01:13:35.290 --> 01:13:37.480
folks like my members that are leading

01:13:37.480 --> 01:13:40.120
the clean power revolution . Keeping

01:13:40.120 --> 01:13:42.287
them at the center of the clean energy

01:13:42.287 --> 01:13:44.176
industry , requires lawmakers and

01:13:44.176 --> 01:13:47.980
regulators to take some key steps first ,

01:13:48.450 --> 01:13:50.970
we must tie all federal clean energy

01:13:50.970 --> 01:13:53.490
investments from direct infrastructure

01:13:53.490 --> 01:13:56.800
spending to tax credits to strong labor

01:13:56.800 --> 01:13:59.830
protections , protections like

01:13:59.840 --> 01:14:02.270
prevailing wage laws , which promote

01:14:02.280 --> 01:14:05.370
higher incomes , safety work sites and

01:14:05.370 --> 01:14:08.870
increased productivity protections like

01:14:08.880 --> 01:14:11.390
buy american provisions that make sure

01:14:11.390 --> 01:14:14.120
the push for zero carbon energy results

01:14:14.120 --> 01:14:17.060
in more domestic and manufacturing jobs ,

01:14:17.840 --> 01:14:20.007
such as those that would be created by

01:14:20.007 --> 01:14:22.173
the production of Hailu fuels that are

01:14:22.173 --> 01:14:24.062
needed for the next generation of

01:14:24.062 --> 01:14:27.470
nuclear reactors . Mr . President I

01:14:27.470 --> 01:14:30.130
know that you've laid out an ambiguous

01:14:30.180 --> 01:14:32.730
plan to build a massive network of

01:14:32.730 --> 01:14:35.100
electric vehicle charging stations with

01:14:35.100 --> 01:14:37.100
journey level electrician's who are

01:14:37.100 --> 01:14:39.110
certified by the Electric vehicle

01:14:39.110 --> 01:14:41.430
Infrastructure Training Program . That

01:14:41.430 --> 01:14:44.840
means hundreds of thousands of good new

01:14:44.850 --> 01:14:46.980
union construction and manufacturing

01:14:46.980 --> 01:14:50.480
jobs and protections like stronger

01:14:50.480 --> 01:14:52.480
collective bargaining rights . They

01:14:52.480 --> 01:14:54.860
give all energy workers the right to

01:14:54.860 --> 01:14:58.670
freely join a union . Many existing

01:14:58.670 --> 01:15:00.770
energy jobs are good jobs for one

01:15:00.770 --> 01:15:02.940
reason and that's because they are

01:15:02.940 --> 01:15:06.250
union jobs . But the truth is not

01:15:06.250 --> 01:15:08.361
enough solar wind and other renewable

01:15:08.361 --> 01:15:11.060
power . Our power our union jobs .

01:15:12.040 --> 01:15:14.540
That's why passing the pro act is so

01:15:14.540 --> 01:15:17.240
important . This legislation would make

01:15:17.240 --> 01:15:19.462
it easier for workers to exercise their

01:15:19.462 --> 01:15:21.573
right to join a union of their choice

01:15:22.040 --> 01:15:23.818
and harder for the employers to

01:15:23.818 --> 01:15:26.420
interfere with that right . I know that

01:15:26.420 --> 01:15:28.420
you support that Mr President and I

01:15:28.420 --> 01:15:30.642
hope the U . S . Senate will move on it

01:15:30.642 --> 01:15:34.530
soon . We also need local , higher

01:15:34.530 --> 01:15:36.740
requirements that's tied to all

01:15:36.740 --> 01:15:38.407
projects that receive federal

01:15:38.407 --> 01:15:41.380
investment . These provisions increased

01:15:41.380 --> 01:15:43.560
racial and gender diversity in the

01:15:43.560 --> 01:15:45.560
energy and construction workforce .

01:15:46.040 --> 01:15:48.096
They opened the doors to good paying

01:15:48.096 --> 01:15:51.000
union careers and secure the jobs , go

01:15:51.000 --> 01:15:52.889
to those who need them the most ,

01:15:53.640 --> 01:15:55.640
bringing a measure of environmental

01:15:55.640 --> 01:15:57.751
justice to communities that have been

01:15:57.751 --> 01:16:00.060
have paid to higher price through

01:16:00.060 --> 01:16:02.740
pollution and discrimination and now

01:16:02.740 --> 01:16:05.060
suffer from years of disinvestment .

01:16:06.130 --> 01:16:08.590
Finally , as important as solar and

01:16:08.590 --> 01:16:11.560
wind are , we must invest in all forms

01:16:11.560 --> 01:16:14.560
of carbon free energy technologies such

01:16:14.560 --> 01:16:17.460
as carbon capture hydrogen and nuclear .

01:16:18.030 --> 01:16:19.650
This isn't just good for the

01:16:19.650 --> 01:16:22.300
environment , it's good for the economy

01:16:22.360 --> 01:16:25.750
and for jobs as well . For example ,

01:16:26.130 --> 01:16:29.850
IVW members operate or maintain over 90

01:16:29.940 --> 01:16:32.880
of the US . nuclear fleet and nuclear

01:16:32.880 --> 01:16:34.900
power plant operators are among the

01:16:34.900 --> 01:16:36.980
highest hourly wages in the United

01:16:36.980 --> 01:16:39.700
States . That's the power of a union

01:16:39.700 --> 01:16:43.260
contract . We also need to support

01:16:43.280 --> 01:16:45.930
building out our modern grit . That

01:16:45.930 --> 01:16:47.708
means doubling the transmission

01:16:47.708 --> 01:16:49.710
capacity . That means smarter

01:16:49.710 --> 01:16:52.060
neighborhood distribution systems , all

01:16:52.060 --> 01:16:54.560
interconnected by 21st century network

01:16:54.570 --> 01:16:56.940
of fiber optics . And that can double

01:16:56.940 --> 01:16:58.940
as the country's consumer broadband

01:16:58.940 --> 01:17:02.420
network . That's not only the backbone

01:17:02.420 --> 01:17:05.190
of a clean economy , It's a surefire

01:17:05.190 --> 01:17:08.650
way to create more skilled union jobs .

01:17:09.630 --> 01:17:12.080
The current energy transition can be a

01:17:12.080 --> 01:17:15.000
win for the climate and a win for jobs .

01:17:15.010 --> 01:17:16.930
As long as lawmakers commit to

01:17:16.930 --> 01:17:18.970
implementing labor protections that

01:17:18.970 --> 01:17:21.560
ensure new energy jobs are good union

01:17:21.560 --> 01:17:24.610
jobs . This is a once in a lifetime

01:17:24.610 --> 01:17:27.200
opportunity to build our economy back

01:17:27.200 --> 01:17:29.470
better . And the men and the women of

01:17:29.470 --> 01:17:31.690
the I . V . W . Are ready to get

01:17:31.690 --> 01:17:34.370
working that our nation , we can move

01:17:34.370 --> 01:17:36.850
into the clean energy future . Thank

01:17:36.850 --> 01:17:39.460
you again for the opportunity . Okay ,

01:17:39.930 --> 01:17:43.360
thank you line . Thank you so much ,

01:17:43.370 --> 01:17:45.780
Lonnie . And um , I know that between

01:17:45.780 --> 01:17:48.570
you and your 800,000 skill members , we

01:17:48.570 --> 01:17:51.150
are gonna make it in America . So I'm

01:17:51.150 --> 01:17:53.520
very excited and mr president , I'm

01:17:53.520 --> 01:17:55.187
sure you'll agree this was an

01:17:55.187 --> 01:17:57.410
incredible panel and I want to thank

01:17:57.410 --> 01:17:59.470
everybody for your passion , your

01:17:59.470 --> 01:18:01.860
inspiration and your willingness to

01:18:01.860 --> 01:18:04.082
tell us that that the future is ours if

01:18:04.082 --> 01:18:06.420
we want to grab it and we are going to

01:18:06.420 --> 01:18:08.630
do just that . So let me turn it over

01:18:08.630 --> 01:18:11.430
now to ambassador tie and again , thank

01:18:11.430 --> 01:18:13.374
you for everyone for your terrific

01:18:13.374 --> 01:18:16.500
words . Thank you so much . I would

01:18:16.500 --> 01:18:18.730
like to thank President biden , Prime

01:18:18.730 --> 01:18:21.540
Minister Sanchez , President Buhari ,

01:18:22.020 --> 01:18:24.760
President President Duda , my

01:18:24.760 --> 01:18:26.816
colleagues here , Secretary Buddha ,

01:18:26.816 --> 01:18:29.850
judge advisor McCarthy and all of our

01:18:29.850 --> 01:18:32.380
panelists today for the thoughtful and

01:18:32.380 --> 01:18:35.730
inspiring program that we've just been

01:18:35.730 --> 01:18:38.150
a part of this week's summit

01:18:38.920 --> 01:18:42.050
underscores the reality that our time

01:18:42.060 --> 01:18:45.340
to tackle the climate crisis is now .

01:18:45.920 --> 01:18:48.680
Today speakers have shown that taking

01:18:48.680 --> 01:18:51.070
meaningful steps to combat climate

01:18:51.070 --> 01:18:54.910
change can be a powerful driver of

01:18:54.920 --> 01:18:57.990
economic opportunity , good paying jobs

01:18:58.000 --> 01:19:01.930
and positive global competition . As

01:19:01.930 --> 01:19:04.208
the United States Trade Representative .

01:19:04.250 --> 01:19:06.970
My work lies at the intersection of

01:19:06.970 --> 01:19:10.040
domestic and international economic

01:19:10.040 --> 01:19:13.190
policy . I know that care and

01:19:13.190 --> 01:19:14.800
maintenance of our planet's

01:19:14.810 --> 01:19:17.690
environmental conditions are critical

01:19:17.860 --> 01:19:20.530
to our economic viability and our

01:19:20.530 --> 01:19:23.540
potential for shared prosperity .

01:19:24.320 --> 01:19:27.640
As we say , necessity is the mother of

01:19:27.640 --> 01:19:30.600
invention . The need to act on climate

01:19:30.770 --> 01:19:33.880
requires significant change and it is

01:19:33.890 --> 01:19:37.440
already sparking innovation and

01:19:37.450 --> 01:19:40.280
opportunity . We can build on these

01:19:40.280 --> 01:19:42.530
beginnings towards a future that is

01:19:42.530 --> 01:19:45.480
cleaner and brighter with new market

01:19:45.480 --> 01:19:48.590
opportunities and high paying quality

01:19:48.590 --> 01:19:51.600
jobs . And we must do so in a way that

01:19:51.600 --> 01:19:55.120
advances equity for underserved and

01:19:55.120 --> 01:19:58.500
marginalized communities as countries

01:19:58.500 --> 01:20:00.389
around the world determined their

01:20:00.389 --> 01:20:02.611
domestic measures for decarbonization ,

01:20:02.611 --> 01:20:04.810
environmental conservation and clean

01:20:04.810 --> 01:20:08.180
energy Trade policy can be a powerful

01:20:08.180 --> 01:20:11.230
tool to create the incentives for

01:20:11.230 --> 01:20:13.960
positive competition and a race to the

01:20:13.960 --> 01:20:16.670
top in realizing our collective

01:20:16.670 --> 01:20:19.580
prosperity , historic approaches and

01:20:19.580 --> 01:20:21.636
new initiatives like those discussed

01:20:21.636 --> 01:20:24.250
today and the proposals included in the

01:20:24.250 --> 01:20:26.520
american jobs plan , the empowering

01:20:26.520 --> 01:20:29.010
people , Clean Energy Initiative and

01:20:29.010 --> 01:20:30.610
plans for zero emissions ,

01:20:30.610 --> 01:20:33.540
transportation and transshipment . All

01:20:33.540 --> 01:20:35.429
of these clearly demonstrate that

01:20:35.429 --> 01:20:37.760
innovative and dynamic solutions are

01:20:37.760 --> 01:20:41.530
within our reach . Most importantly ,

01:20:41.720 --> 01:20:45.130
today's discussion offers us hope ideas

01:20:45.610 --> 01:20:48.810
and an invitation to join forces to do

01:20:48.810 --> 01:20:51.720
our part , realize the goal of

01:20:51.720 --> 01:20:55.080
transitioning to net zero by 2050 in

01:20:55.080 --> 01:20:57.300
order to preserve and protect our

01:20:57.300 --> 01:20:59.050
planet and create economic

01:20:59.050 --> 01:21:02.050
opportunities for our Children and

01:21:02.050 --> 01:21:05.790
their Children . Now it is my pleasure

01:21:05.800 --> 01:21:08.270
to turn to special envoy Kerry for some

01:21:08.270 --> 01:21:10.620
final thoughts . Before you go , john

01:21:10.630 --> 01:21:14.030
had one thing to this panel by May .

01:21:14.410 --> 01:21:18.090
Mhm You know uh every once in a

01:21:18.090 --> 01:21:21.170
while you are

01:21:21.170 --> 01:21:23.680
confronted as a government official , a

01:21:23.680 --> 01:21:26.370
business leader , labour leader with a

01:21:26.370 --> 01:21:29.850
real problem and it doesn't take you

01:21:29.850 --> 01:21:33.750
long to figure out that how to turn it

01:21:33.750 --> 01:21:36.510
into an opportunity . one Thing John

01:21:36.510 --> 01:21:40.040
Everybody talked about today was

01:21:41.210 --> 01:21:43.432
is there anything else you can think of

01:21:44.210 --> 01:21:47.470
that could create as many good jobs

01:21:48.010 --> 01:21:50.343
Going in the middle of the 21st century .

01:21:50.510 --> 01:21:53.440
Let me think about it . What else could

01:21:53.440 --> 01:21:55.051
there be that would have the

01:21:55.051 --> 01:21:59.040
opportunity to create so many

01:21:59.050 --> 01:22:02.700
jobs while doing so much good . Every

01:22:02.700 --> 01:22:04.780
single one of you , the business

01:22:04.780 --> 01:22:07.960
leaders , labour leaders , foreign

01:22:07.960 --> 01:22:11.210
leaders foreign find your

01:22:11.490 --> 01:22:13.601
leaders of other parts of the world ,

01:22:14.000 --> 01:22:16.590
Every one of you . We talked about this

01:22:16.590 --> 01:22:20.340
in terms of jobs , it's astounding and

01:22:20.340 --> 01:22:22.396
I think this is part of that sort of

01:22:22.396 --> 01:22:24.396
fourth industrial revolution here .

01:22:24.396 --> 01:22:27.360
This is this is an opportunity two and

01:22:27.360 --> 01:22:30.770
then process this time of

01:22:30.780 --> 01:22:33.790
doing the right thing and creating jobs

01:22:33.830 --> 01:22:35.830
of actually bringing our countries

01:22:35.830 --> 01:22:39.810
closer together because it is in our

01:22:39.810 --> 01:22:43.210
interest just like and my excuse the

01:22:43.210 --> 01:22:45.460
colloquial reference , but my mother

01:22:45.460 --> 01:22:47.516
would always say when something very

01:22:47.516 --> 01:22:50.010
bad would happen in our family , out of

01:22:50.020 --> 01:22:52.020
everything bad joe . Something good

01:22:52.020 --> 01:22:54.131
will come if you look hard enough for

01:22:54.131 --> 01:22:56.298
it . Well , we're seeing that with the

01:22:56.298 --> 01:22:58.520
God awful crisis where we lost millions

01:22:58.520 --> 01:23:01.690
of people to COVID-19 . You see the

01:23:01.690 --> 01:23:03.857
collaboration we never had before that

01:23:03.857 --> 01:23:06.134
I have and I've been doing this a long ,

01:23:06.134 --> 01:23:09.680
long time and it makes us realize that

01:23:09.690 --> 01:23:12.020
you can't build a wall high enough to

01:23:12.020 --> 01:23:15.630
be able to keep out whatever that next

01:23:15.630 --> 01:23:18.550
viruses you have to take care of the

01:23:18.550 --> 01:23:21.380
virus where it originates , no matter

01:23:21.380 --> 01:23:23.400
how small the country , no matter

01:23:23.400 --> 01:23:25.456
wealthy , no matter how poor it is .

01:23:25.900 --> 01:23:27.930
And I know that's why for example ,

01:23:27.930 --> 01:23:30.097
we're working like the devil to get to

01:23:30.097 --> 01:23:32.880
a point we can export export of

01:23:32.880 --> 01:23:35.790
vaccines . But think of this as well .

01:23:35.790 --> 01:23:38.890
Every one of you the last two days have

01:23:38.890 --> 01:23:40.668
talked about the need for us to

01:23:40.668 --> 01:23:43.520
collaborate . I found it fascinating

01:23:43.520 --> 01:23:45.710
that and I happen to agree with them

01:23:45.710 --> 01:23:47.760
that President Putin and I have our

01:23:47.760 --> 01:23:50.250
disagreements , but he's talking about

01:23:50.250 --> 01:23:53.310
how you capture carbon from space . You

01:23:53.310 --> 01:23:55.532
john you and I have talked about that .

01:23:55.532 --> 01:23:57.880
The whole notion that it makes

01:23:57.880 --> 01:23:59.769
overwhelming sense as much as the

01:23:59.769 --> 01:24:03.170
president of Russia and I disagree that

01:24:03.180 --> 01:24:05.880
too big nations can cooperate to get

01:24:05.880 --> 01:24:07.713
something done and this time get

01:24:07.713 --> 01:24:09.991
something done that benefits everybody .

01:24:09.991 --> 01:24:12.158
It's not like we're arguing whether or

01:24:12.158 --> 01:24:14.510
not one nation is going to be better

01:24:14.510 --> 01:24:18.480
benefited or worse impacted by what we

01:24:18.480 --> 01:24:22.210
do . And so I just think that if we can

01:24:22.210 --> 01:24:25.510
keep the focus on the jobs , we're

01:24:25.510 --> 01:24:27.121
going to create the economic

01:24:27.121 --> 01:24:30.520
opportunity , the growth and for and

01:24:30.520 --> 01:24:33.090
and and my country , at least on union

01:24:33.090 --> 01:24:36.000
jobs to provide the ability to raise

01:24:36.010 --> 01:24:39.180
the economy , raise their GDP , raise

01:24:39.190 --> 01:24:42.110
every part of who we are . I think I

01:24:42.110 --> 01:24:44.130
think this is just an incredible ,

01:24:44.140 --> 01:24:46.530
incredible opportunity , incredible

01:24:46.530 --> 01:24:48.630
opportunity . I've been working with

01:24:48.630 --> 01:24:50.686
the business roundtable , which is ,

01:24:50.686 --> 01:24:52.686
you know , the idea of the business

01:24:52.686 --> 01:24:54.908
roundtable . The FL cl working together

01:24:54.908 --> 01:24:57.770
when I came to politics years ago was

01:24:57.780 --> 01:25:01.390
non existent almost . But we see the

01:25:01.390 --> 01:25:03.680
opportunities I hope we don't lose ,

01:25:03.690 --> 01:25:07.640
lose focus here , lose a sense of how

01:25:07.640 --> 01:25:11.180
much we can do together by helping

01:25:11.180 --> 01:25:13.370
ourselves . We're helping ourselves ,

01:25:13.370 --> 01:25:15.537
we're helping others this and this and

01:25:15.537 --> 01:25:17.830
this endeavor . It really is important .

01:25:17.840 --> 01:25:21.530
And uh , I just want to say uh one

01:25:21.530 --> 01:25:25.080
thing to burn the Navajo nation . Let

01:25:25.080 --> 01:25:26.969
my wife come home . She likes the

01:25:26.969 --> 01:25:29.560
Navajo nation too much . She keeps

01:25:29.570 --> 01:25:31.626
being out there is out there for two

01:25:31.626 --> 01:25:33.570
days . He was out there before . I

01:25:33.570 --> 01:25:35.681
don't know , you know what I mean ? I

01:25:35.681 --> 01:25:37.792
called her , I said , well I said I'm

01:25:37.792 --> 01:25:40.014
staying another day . So you know , let

01:25:40.014 --> 01:25:42.292
her come home . Okay . I don't want to ,

01:25:42.292 --> 01:25:44.292
you know , that's too far for me to

01:25:44.292 --> 01:25:48.250
commute . I I shouldn't be so but

01:25:48.250 --> 01:25:50.472
any , look , this is this is about what

01:25:50.472 --> 01:25:52.470
we can do together . And I I'd be

01:25:52.470 --> 01:25:54.610
remiss if I didn't say , I don't

01:25:54.610 --> 01:25:57.300
consider , you are giving me a lot of

01:25:57.300 --> 01:26:00.210
credit for convening this , uh , I

01:26:00.220 --> 01:26:02.276
wouldn't have convened this . That I

01:26:02.276 --> 01:26:04.740
not had the overwhelming help support

01:26:04.750 --> 01:26:07.450
and initiative from former Secretary

01:26:07.450 --> 01:26:09.940
Kerry . My good friend . This is he

01:26:09.940 --> 01:26:12.410
feels this in his bones , this is to

01:26:12.410 --> 01:26:15.100
him , something that is consequential

01:26:15.110 --> 01:26:17.360
and he knows a lot about it . So you're

01:26:17.360 --> 01:26:19.760
not gonna you're gonna continue to see

01:26:19.760 --> 01:26:22.250
a lot of all of us here . But anyway ,

01:26:22.250 --> 01:26:24.306
I just want to thank you john before

01:26:24.306 --> 01:26:27.440
you this panel got shut out because uh

01:26:27.450 --> 01:26:29.800
and by the way , first person I went ,

01:26:29.800 --> 01:26:31.911
I got in trouble because it was biden

01:26:31.911 --> 01:26:33.911
really gonna do something about the

01:26:33.911 --> 01:26:36.133
environment . First party I went to was

01:26:36.133 --> 01:26:38.244
to Lonnie Stevenson , I B . W because

01:26:38.244 --> 01:26:40.467
I'm so sick and tired of people talking

01:26:40.467 --> 01:26:42.522
about how we get this done and don't

01:26:42.522 --> 01:26:44.522
care about jobs . And it was Lonnie

01:26:44.522 --> 01:26:46.578
stepped up and Labour stepped up and

01:26:46.578 --> 01:26:48.744
business is stepping up . So I want to

01:26:48.744 --> 01:26:50.856
thank you . Okay , I'm sorry john for

01:26:50.856 --> 01:26:52.967
being so colloquial , but thank you ,

01:26:52.967 --> 01:26:55.133
thank you for your personal comments .

01:26:55.133 --> 01:26:58.680
But more importantly , uh thank you for

01:26:58.680 --> 01:27:00.847
your leadership because we wouldn't be

01:27:00.847 --> 01:27:03.069
here without you having had the courage

01:27:03.069 --> 01:27:05.290
and the readiness to take this on and

01:27:05.290 --> 01:27:08.530
tackle tough issues . Um if I may just

01:27:08.530 --> 01:27:10.820
want to thank ambassador tie and I want

01:27:10.820 --> 01:27:12.931
to thank Secretary buddha , judge and

01:27:12.931 --> 01:27:15.090
uh my cohort , my colleague from

01:27:15.090 --> 01:27:18.910
massachusetts , gina McCarthy , um mr

01:27:18.910 --> 01:27:21.590
President . It is your vision

01:27:22.580 --> 01:27:26.260
That set out to convene this summit not

01:27:26.260 --> 01:27:29.930
100 days into your presidency . And I

01:27:29.930 --> 01:27:31.930
want to thank you for demonstrating

01:27:31.930 --> 01:27:35.210
your deep commitment to action for

01:27:35.210 --> 01:27:37.210
bringing together so many essential

01:27:37.210 --> 01:27:39.321
voices that had been as articulate as

01:27:39.321 --> 01:27:42.480
any I've ever heard , all of whom want

01:27:42.480 --> 01:27:45.940
to do the same and they all understand

01:27:45.940 --> 01:27:49.480
as you have said , mr President uh This

01:27:49.480 --> 01:27:51.850
decade . These next 10 years are the

01:27:51.850 --> 01:27:54.540
critical years . The scientists have

01:27:54.540 --> 01:27:57.650
told us unequivocably That we have

01:27:57.650 --> 01:27:59.720
about 10 years now to make critical

01:27:59.720 --> 01:28:02.210
decisions and implement them . They

01:28:02.210 --> 01:28:04.266
will avoid the worst consequences of

01:28:04.266 --> 01:28:06.790
the climate crisis . You said this and

01:28:06.790 --> 01:28:09.690
that's why we're here . This has to be

01:28:09.690 --> 01:28:12.930
the decade of decision . This is the

01:28:12.930 --> 01:28:16.620
period of time . Why ? Because only if

01:28:16.620 --> 01:28:19.180
we reduce sufficiently in this decade ,

01:28:19.970 --> 01:28:23.290
Can we keep alive the vision of 1,5°

01:28:23.780 --> 01:28:27.500
and can we achieve 2015 Net zero .

01:28:28.070 --> 01:28:31.140
So mr . President , as we approach the

01:28:31.140 --> 01:28:34.630
end of of this summit , this Leader

01:28:34.630 --> 01:28:37.730
summit on climate , Let me again ,

01:28:37.740 --> 01:28:40.490
thank all of the leaders and

01:28:40.490 --> 01:28:42.546
participants who have joined us over

01:28:42.546 --> 01:28:45.920
the past few days as well as those who

01:28:45.920 --> 01:28:48.087
are tuning in at home and all over the

01:28:48.087 --> 01:28:50.253
world were deeply appreciative . We're

01:28:50.253 --> 01:28:52.620
very , very grateful for your

01:28:52.620 --> 01:28:54.930
partnership , all of you , all of the

01:28:54.940 --> 01:28:58.400
countries represented here . Uh we are

01:28:58.400 --> 01:29:01.070
going to continue these conversations

01:29:01.070 --> 01:29:03.600
over the course of the next months . We

01:29:03.600 --> 01:29:06.790
have six months plus to Glasgow

01:29:07.270 --> 01:29:09.440
and as president biden has said and I

01:29:09.440 --> 01:29:12.120
can affirm again and again and many of

01:29:12.120 --> 01:29:14.860
you have said to me , Glasgow is the

01:29:14.860 --> 01:29:18.340
last best hope we have to galvanize the

01:29:18.340 --> 01:29:21.330
world to move in this direction and get

01:29:21.330 --> 01:29:24.370
the job done and what President biden

01:29:24.370 --> 01:29:26.592
and all the rest of us hope this summit

01:29:26.592 --> 01:29:29.280
has done is shown particularly in these

01:29:29.280 --> 01:29:32.790
last two panels . This is a plus , this

01:29:32.790 --> 01:29:35.380
is an economic bonanza . This is an

01:29:35.380 --> 01:29:38.720
opportunity to have the greatest

01:29:38.730 --> 01:29:41.280
beneficial economic transformation

01:29:41.280 --> 01:29:43.570
since the Industrial revolution and

01:29:43.570 --> 01:29:46.600
we've learned a lot since then , so we

01:29:46.600 --> 01:29:49.470
will continue on the road to Glasgow at

01:29:49.470 --> 01:29:51.810
the direction of President biden Mr

01:29:51.810 --> 01:29:54.730
President . Well , john , thank you as

01:29:54.730 --> 01:29:57.070
we close this historic summit , I want

01:29:57.070 --> 01:29:59.640
to take a moment to thank the world

01:29:59.640 --> 01:30:02.110
leaders and all the participants from

01:30:02.110 --> 01:30:04.470
around the globe . Whoever join

01:30:04.470 --> 01:30:06.950
together to confront the existential

01:30:06.950 --> 01:30:09.061
threat of climate change , there's no

01:30:09.061 --> 01:30:12.040
threat like it . Over the last two days ,

01:30:12.380 --> 01:30:14.602
I think we made some important progress

01:30:14.760 --> 01:30:16.982
and the spirit of increasing efforts to

01:30:16.982 --> 01:30:19.420
address climate change globally . We're

01:30:19.420 --> 01:30:21.198
launching an initiative to help

01:30:21.198 --> 01:30:23.390
developing countries strengthen their

01:30:23.390 --> 01:30:25.520
climate efforts while achieving their

01:30:25.520 --> 01:30:28.400
development goals And that's going to

01:30:28.400 --> 01:30:31.460
mean money . Yesterday I announced the

01:30:31.460 --> 01:30:33.690
United States made a new commitment

01:30:33.690 --> 01:30:35.746
under the Paris agreement to cut our

01:30:35.746 --> 01:30:38.700
emissions by 50 to 52 by the end of

01:30:38.700 --> 01:30:41.510
this decade . And we'll get there by

01:30:41.510 --> 01:30:43.288
investing in american workers ,

01:30:43.288 --> 01:30:45.510
american jobs , american infrastructure

01:30:45.510 --> 01:30:47.343
and building a stronger and more

01:30:47.343 --> 01:30:50.230
resilient economy . We also welcome

01:30:50.230 --> 01:30:52.380
ambitious targets announced this week

01:30:52.390 --> 01:30:55.700
by two great partners . A good friend ,

01:30:55.700 --> 01:30:57.970
uh the Prime Minister of Japan , Prime

01:30:57.970 --> 01:31:00.720
Minister Saga Announced that Japan will

01:31:00.720 --> 01:31:03.950
cut emissions by up to 60 machine 50

01:31:03.950 --> 01:31:07.840
below the 2013 levels , almost doubling

01:31:07.840 --> 01:31:10.270
their current target . Prime Minister

01:31:10.270 --> 01:31:12.214
Trudeau , another good friend from

01:31:12.214 --> 01:31:14.270
Canada , will reduce emissions by as

01:31:14.270 --> 01:31:17.610
much as 45 below the 2005 levels .

01:31:17.620 --> 01:31:19.787
These are mountains , came on top of a

01:31:19.787 --> 01:31:22.110
demonstrated leadership and strong

01:31:22.110 --> 01:31:24.390
existing targets set by the European

01:31:24.390 --> 01:31:27.220
Union and the United Kingdom . Together

01:31:27.220 --> 01:31:29.442
these commitments mean that half of the

01:31:29.442 --> 01:31:33.300
world's economy Is now committed to

01:31:33.310 --> 01:31:35.950
pace the action that we need to add a

01:31:35.950 --> 01:31:38.470
pace . We need to limit warming to

01:31:38.470 --> 01:31:41.770
1.5° , An amount beyond which

01:31:41.770 --> 01:31:44.160
scientists tell us have said 1000 times

01:31:44.170 --> 01:31:46.980
all of us could be at a point of no

01:31:46.980 --> 01:31:50.650
return . We also heard encouraging news

01:31:50.650 --> 01:31:53.740
announcements from Argentina , brazil ,

01:31:53.740 --> 01:31:56.360
South Africa and South Korea . And I'm

01:31:56.360 --> 01:31:58.582
looking forward to working with India's

01:31:58.582 --> 01:32:00.249
Prime Minister modi and a new

01:32:00.249 --> 01:32:02.790
partnership to achieve our climate and

01:32:02.790 --> 01:32:05.360
energy goals . Making this core pillar

01:32:05.360 --> 01:32:08.200
of our bilateral cooperation and the

01:32:08.200 --> 01:32:11.980
commitments we've made must become real

01:32:12.350 --> 01:32:14.700
commitment without us doing it . It's

01:32:14.700 --> 01:32:17.690
just a lot of hot air , no pun intended .

01:32:17.700 --> 01:32:20.590
You know , we must implement these

01:32:20.590 --> 01:32:23.040
commitments , accelerate them and

01:32:23.040 --> 01:32:25.230
innovate and invest in order to reach

01:32:25.230 --> 01:32:27.770
them . And we need to work together

01:32:27.780 --> 01:32:29.724
once again to build a clean energy

01:32:29.724 --> 01:32:32.240
future that delivers good jobs and

01:32:32.240 --> 01:32:34.610
overcomes the threat of climate change ,

01:32:34.620 --> 01:32:36.820
investing in innovation and in our

01:32:36.820 --> 01:32:40.480
people raising our ambitions , ensuring

01:32:40.490 --> 01:32:43.740
every nation does its part . And we'll

01:32:43.740 --> 01:32:47.230
meet again in Glasgow in november for

01:32:47.230 --> 01:32:49.400
the U . N . Climate Conference . I

01:32:49.400 --> 01:32:51.289
believe we're going to meet those

01:32:51.289 --> 01:32:53.400
moments . I think we're going to meet

01:32:53.400 --> 01:32:55.567
the moment that we've all been talking

01:32:55.567 --> 01:32:57.789
to make this commitment and to keep the

01:32:57.789 --> 01:32:59.456
commitment . It's an economic

01:32:59.456 --> 01:33:01.344
imperative . I think it's a moral

01:33:01.344 --> 01:33:03.690
imperative to future generations here

01:33:03.690 --> 01:33:05.690
in America . There's never been a

01:33:05.690 --> 01:33:07.990
challenge we couldn't meet if we put

01:33:07.990 --> 01:33:10.550
our minds to it and did it together . I

01:33:10.550 --> 01:33:12.772
hope your countries feel the same way .

01:33:13.050 --> 01:33:16.000
I know we can do this . I know we can

01:33:16.000 --> 01:33:18.880
do this . Thank you for your commitment .

01:33:19.250 --> 01:33:21.430
Thank you for joining the summit and

01:33:21.430 --> 01:33:23.541
thank you for stepping up to confront

01:33:23.541 --> 01:33:26.240
this crisis before it's too late . I

01:33:26.240 --> 01:33:28.720
know we can seize the opportunities of

01:33:28.720 --> 01:33:30.942
a cleaner , stronger and more resilient

01:33:30.942 --> 01:33:33.500
economy and deliver the benefits to

01:33:33.500 --> 01:33:35.960
people in each and each of our nations .

01:33:36.550 --> 01:33:38.880
So I look forward , I look forward to

01:33:38.890 --> 01:33:42.180
working alongside you to uh confront

01:33:42.180 --> 01:33:44.600
the climate crisis , to build a better

01:33:44.600 --> 01:33:46.489
world for all of our Children and

01:33:46.489 --> 01:33:48.656
grandchildren . We're going to do this

01:33:48.656 --> 01:33:50.780
together . Thank you all and may God

01:33:50.780 --> 01:33:52.669
bless you and let's get to work .

01:33:52.750 --> 01:33:53.750
Thanks again .

01:33:56.550 --> 01:33:57.870
Thanks everybody .

01:34:01.140 --> 01:34:05.020
Mhm . Mhm . We know the kind of world

01:34:05.020 --> 01:34:07.860
we want healthier ,

01:34:09.640 --> 01:34:13.360
safer , more sustainable

01:34:13.740 --> 01:34:17.110
equitable . Where nature

01:34:17.110 --> 01:34:21.060
thrives , communities are healthy

01:34:21.620 --> 01:34:24.270
and opportunities are plentiful .

01:34:25.540 --> 01:34:28.970
We know we can create this world . The

01:34:28.970 --> 01:34:32.920
challenge is profound and we must move

01:34:32.920 --> 01:34:36.790
faster than ever before . Mhm . But

01:34:36.800 --> 01:34:39.270
the world is ready for action .

01:34:39.280 --> 01:34:42.990
We can

01:34:42.990 --> 01:34:46.180
limit climate change with a

01:34:46.180 --> 01:34:49.800
singularity of purpose , every

01:34:49.800 --> 01:34:53.780
nation united in commitment , ready

01:34:53.780 --> 01:34:56.690
to measure success with progress , not

01:34:56.700 --> 01:35:00.260
promises , and ensure that when the

01:35:00.260 --> 01:35:03.990
story of our time is written , we will

01:35:03.990 --> 01:35:07.670
have met this moment . We can do this ,

01:35:07.680 --> 01:35:10.510
we must do this , and we will do this .

01:35:10.520 --> 01:35:13.460
The time for action

01:35:14.240 --> 01:35:15.050
is now .