Tim Wirth: “we're leaving for the next generation an enormous legacy of damage that's been done to the environment.”

We have got to ride the global warming issue. Even if the theory of global warming is wrong, we will be doing the right thing in terms of economic policy and environmental policy.

What kind of intergenerational compact are we leaving for the next generation or the next two generations that come along?

In order to address the climate change at a global level, the United States must play a leading role.