John Kerry actually said...

the threat of catastrophic climate change is not simply an academic concern for the future; it's already on us, happening now.

Kerry emphasizes the immediate threat of climate change to global stability.

07/20/2009

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We had a counterterrorism summit this past week, last week, which really underscored how big a challenge this is.

There is a strong sense of a lack of commitment, of a not willing to hold the line.

I think Senator Menendez as chair is the one who produced this concept from your deliberations.

We want to make sure there is a civil society component to the discussion there and human rights, and we pushed that.