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Delegates at the United Nations Climate Summit
are expressing panic over Tuesday's election results, saying President-elect
Donald Trump may threaten the future
of any international agreement to slow catastrophic
climate change. Trump has said he will "cancel
the Paris Climate Agreement" and also promised to promote
coal power and fracking, and says he will allow for oil and gas drilling
on federal land. A famous boxer once said, "Everybody has a plan" "until he gets
punched in the face." Days into his presidency, Donald Trump is sending
chills down the spines of environmentalists
and some EPA employees. This trifecta
of cabinet appointments, all staunch
fossil fuel supporters who've expressed doubts about the urgency
of climate change. For all the years
I've been involved in this struggle, there have
been lots of setbacks. So now we have another one
are expressing panic over Tuesday's election results, saying President-elect
Donald Trump may threaten the future
of any international agreement to slow catastrophic
climate change. Trump has said he will "cancel
the Paris Climate Agreement" and also promised to promote
coal power and fracking, and says he will allow for oil and gas drilling
on federal land. A famous boxer once said, "Everybody has a plan" "until he gets
punched in the face." Days into his presidency, Donald Trump is sending
chills down the spines of environmentalists
and some EPA employees. This trifecta
of cabinet appointments, all staunch
fossil fuel supporters who've expressed doubts about the urgency
of climate change. For all the years
I've been involved in this struggle, there have
been lots of setbacks. So now we have another one
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Delegates at the United Nations
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Climate Summit
are expressing panic
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over Tuesday's election results,
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saying President-elect
Donald Trump
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may threaten the future
of any international agreement
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to slow catastrophic
climate change.
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Trump has said he will "cancel
the Paris Climate Agreement"
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and also promised to promote
coal power and fracking,
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and says he will allow
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for oil and gas drilling
on federal land.
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A famous boxer once said,
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"Everybody has a plan"
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"until he gets
punched in the face."
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Days into his presidency,
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Donald Trump is sending
chills down the spines
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of environmentalists
and some EPA employees.
00:00:40.272 --> 00:00:42.064
This trifecta
of cabinet appointments,
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all staunch
fossil fuel supporters
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who've expressed doubts
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about the urgency
of climate change.
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For all the years
I've been involved
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in this struggle, there have
been lots of setbacks.
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So now we have another one.
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Movie Summary
A decade after An Inconvenient Truth (2006) brought climate change to the heart of popular culture, the follow-up shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution.
