Al Roker: Climate Is the ‘Major Issue Facing Our Country’ as Far as Our Survival Is Concerned

JANSING Also today NBC ░░░░░░░░ Al Roker is talking ░░░░░░░░ with some of the ░░░░░░░░ voices in the field ░░░░░░░░ are gathered right now ░░░░░░░░ the Aspen Forum including ░░░░░░░░ energy secretary later tonight ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ us a preview of ░░░░░░░░ conversation and walk us ░░░░░░░░ the urgency of this ░░░░░░░░ in terms of climate ░░░░░░░░ ROKER Chris here s ░░░░░░░░ deal When we think ░░░░░░░░ climate we all know ░░░░░░░░ things are not getting ░░░░░░░░ For example February was ░░░░░░░░ ninth month in a ░░░░░░░░ where we have set ░░░░░░░░ globally as far as ░░░░░░░░ are concerned February in ░░░░░░░░ United States was at ░░░░░░░░ for 70 cities either ░░░░░░░░ hottest ever or top ░░░░░░░░ warmest February ever Last ░░░░░░░░ 28 billion disasters and ░░░░░░░░ the last five years ░░░░░░░░ year is a bigger ░░░░░░░░ setting a record So ░░░░░░░░ do we do How ░░░░░░░░ we deal with this ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ talking about with Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Energy Jennifer Granholm later ░░░░░░░░ to talk about what ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration has done ░░░░░░░░ are some of the ░░░░░░░░ we can do to ░░░░░░░░ to bring us back ░░░░░░░░ the brink Because if ░░░░░░░░ don t act soon ░░░░░░░░ re already people are ░░░░░░░░ talking about a tipping ░░░░░░░░ But how do we ░░░░░░░░ climate energy efficiency How ░░░░░░░░ we try to make ░░░░░░░░ realize that not only ░░░░░░░░ this an inflection point ░░░░░░░░ our climate but what ░░░░░░░░ the things we can ░░░░░░░░ that what are the ░░░░░░░░ That s one of ░░░░░░░░ things we ve really ░░░░░░░░ on at the NBC ░░░░░░░░ Climate Unit not just ░░░░░░░░ about the problem but ░░░░░░░░ are the things what ░░░░░░░░ the everyday things people ░░░░░░░░ do I m really ░░░░░░░░ about it and I ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ more on this coming ░░░░░░░░ on MSNBC and NBC ░░░░░░░░ But make no mistake ░░░░░░░░ it this is a ░░░░░░░░ important topic In fact ░░░░░░░░ consider it a number ░░░░░░░░ people consider it the ░░░░░░░░ issue facing our country ░░░░░░░░ the day and as ░░░░░░░░ as our survival is ░░░░░░░░ Chris JANSING Al we ░░░░░░░░ be looking forward to ░░░░░░░░ interview, thank you.”