President Barack Obama in two days gave two speeches devoted to issue of the climate change, one in Nevada and another in Hawaii, his home state, pledging common work for the future of the planet and next generations. Air Force One arrived safely in Hawaii after escaping two hurricanes in the Pacific, where Obama talked to the audience of the Pacific Islands Conference of leaders.
Obama acknowledged that even powerful nation, as the United States, could not escape the effects of the rapidly changing climate.“ The President shared his personal experience he saw in the state of Alaska, where “the sea is swallowing villages and eating away at shorelines, where the permafrost thaws and the tundra is burning, where the glaciers are melting at a pace, unprecedented in modern times.”
Obama said that those rapid changes are preview of our future.” “It is a preview of our future, if the climate changes faster than our efforts to address it,” Obama said.
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The President assured that economy can goes hand-in-hand with the protection of the environment. “There is no conflict between a healthy economy and a healthy planet. That is why I committed with Mexico, Canada to get 50% of the U.S. electricity by 2025. Conservation has been a cornerstone of my presidency,” Obama