Political Quotes

“Thank you, Senator Cardin. Thank you for your leadership in bringing our delegation to COP28. And what a delegation with you as the chairman of Senate Foreign Relations; Senator Carper, the chairman of Environment and Public Works; and Senator Whitehouse, a historic leader on these issues--and even sitting out here on the floor right now, Senator Wyden, who was so instrumental in ensuring that the IRA passed and that it had the incentives to unleash a clean energy revolution that had been long overdue in terms of having a response. So we thank you. And we thank the young people--the pages--who are here today because they are the true leaders of this movement. Coming off the heels of this year's climate talks, it was clear that COP28--the international climate conference--was an opportunity to lift our gaze, to lift the planet's gaze to the constellation of possibilities for our ability to be able to respond to this crisis that is affecting our planet and to readjust the gravitational force of fossil-fueled interests that pull our countries away from climate action. I have been to many international climate conferences over the years. I know how much it matters to give countries a space to convene, to give advocates a chance to hold governments accountable, and to give the public a direction for a livable future. COPs give us a chance to organize and not just agonize about the climate crisis.…”