07/21/2010
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"We can't afford to wait any longer."
"Global warming is not a someday problem, it is now."
"I will personally reach out to the leaders of the biggest carbon emitting nations."
"I want the leaders of Europe and Asia; of Africa and South America to point to our diplomacy and our engagement and our ingenuity as the light that led us toward a new energy future in our time."