Rick Perry: The Climate Is Changing, Some of It Is Naturally Occurring and Some Is Man-Made

SANDERS Do you still ░░░░░░░░ the view that that ░░░░░░░░ expressed in 2011 number ░░░░░░░░ Number two do you ░░░░░░░░ with those scientists that ░░░░░░░░ is absolutely imperative that ░░░░░░░░ transform our energy system ░░░░░░░░ from fossil fuel to ░░░░░░░░ efficiency so that we ░░░░░░░░ leave this planet in ░░░░░░░░ way that is healthy ░░░░░░░░ habitable for our kids ░░░░░░░░ future generations PERRY Senator ░░░░░░░░ believe the climate is ░░░░░░░░ I believe some of ░░░░░░░░ is naturally occurring I ░░░░░░░░ some of it is ░░░░░░░░ by man made activity ░░░░░░░░ question is how do ░░░░░░░░ address it in a ░░░░░░░░ way that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ economic growth that quite ░░░░░░░░ doesn t affect our ░░░░░░░░ affordability Senator Murkowski talked ░░░░░░░░ the individuals in her ░░░░░░░░ SANDERS Governor I don ░░░░░░░░ mean to be rude ░░░░░░░░ we just have a ░░░░░░░░ period of time I ░░░░░░░░ But Senator Cantwell made ░░░░░░░░ important point on this ░░░░░░░░ that is we are ░░░░░░░░ danger of spending God ░░░░░░░░ how many billions of ░░░░░░░░ to repair the damage ░░░░░░░░ by climate change Drought ░░░░░░░░ becoming a major crisis ░░░░░░░░ will impact agriculture in ░░░░░░░░ very significant way And ░░░░░░░░ what I m asking ░░░░░░░░ let s get beyond ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric and you don ░░░░░░░░ have to agree with ░░░░░░░░ the scientists that I ░░░░░░░░ to I think the ░░░░░░░░ of the scientists who ░░░░░░░░ this issue feel that ░░░░░░░░ change is a global ░░░░░░░░ It s not a ░░░░░░░░ of balance of this ░░░░░░░░ a balance of that ░░░░░░░░ s a global crisis ░░░░░░░░ requires massive cuts in ░░░░░░░░ and the transformation of ░░░░░░░░ energy system How do ░░░░░░░░ respond to that PERRY ░░░░░░░░ like getting past the ░░░░░░░░ sir and getting past ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric is looking at ░░░░░░░░ record I think it ░░░░░░░░ important for us to ░░░░░░░░ about the twelfth largest ░░░░░░░░ in the world while ░░░░░░░░ was the governor Because ░░░░░░░░ re asking me what ░░░░░░░░ I going to do ░░░░░░░░ I m asking you ░░░░░░░░ you agree with the ░░░░░░░░ community that climate change ░░░░░░░░ a crisis and that ░░░░░░░░ need to transform our ░░░░░░░░ system to protect future ░░░░░░░░ PERRY Senator I will ░░░░░░░░ that I think having ░░░░░░░░ academic discussion whether it ░░░░░░░░ with scientists or whether ░░░░░░░░ s with you it ░░░░░░░░ an interesting exercise but ░░░░░░░░ I have a record ░░░░░░░░ affecting the climate in ░░░░░░░░ world and in this ░░░░░░░░ and the answer is ░░░░░░░░ When you lower carbon ░░░░░░░░ by 17 percent and ░░░░░░░░ dioxide by 66 percent ░░░░░░░░ t you think that ░░░░░░░░ a good thing?”