Secretary of State John Kerry just delivered a blockbuster of a speech about climate change demonstrating his intent to initiate a much more serious push to get the U.S. and the world to reach a climate change treaty in this next year.
JAKARTA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Indonesians on Sunday that man-made climate change could threaten their entire way of life, deriding those who doubted the existence of "perhaps the world's most fearsome weapon of mass destruction".
"We should not allow a tiny minority of shoddy scientists ... and extreme ideologues to compete with scientific fact," he said. "The science is unequivocal and those who refuse to believe it are simply burying their heads in the sand."
"The bottom line is this: it is the same thing with climate change. In a sense, climate change can now be considered another weapon of mass destruction, perhaps even the world's most fearsome weapon of mass destruction."
Wow, how refreshing to see our government taking on the climate change deniers head on. We've seen too much stalling and even the painful examples of our U.S. delegation undermining the success of these treaties. If Secretary of State Kerry follows up this excellent statements with tangible efforts to reach a significant global agreement it will be extraordinary news.
Senator Kerry has shown similar courage in pushing for a timely two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians. I fully support his more aggressive stance in both cases, as well as appreciating the leadership of President Obama for giving Kerry the green light for more aggressive approaches. My hope is that both of them have decided they have nothing to loose personally by defying the intense and well funded political opposition and seeking to achieve a legacy of success for both of them and the world.
Good luck Senator Kerry. Please let us know how we can help.