CNN’s Bill Weir: ‘Life on Earth’ Might End if You Vote for Climate Denier Trump

BOLDUAN Bill Weir is ░░░░░░░░ at this He s ░░░░░░░░ with us now What ░░░░░░░░ this election mean for ░░░░░░░░ climate crisis WEIR Kate ░░░░░░░░ ll tell you I ░░░░░░░░ about this on CNN ░░░░░░░░ Going back through presidential ░░░░░░░░ history it s hard ░░░░░░░░ find a more consequential ░░░░░░░░ divisive choice right now ░░░░░░░░ if Abraham Lincoln had ░░░░░░░░ in the 1860s or ░░░░░░░░ Reagan had ignored the ░░░░░░░░ about the Soviet Union ░░░░░░░░ American experiment might have ░░░░░░░░ but life on earth ░░░░░░░░ not have noticed But ░░░░░░░░ now scientists at every ░░░░░░░░ are telling us this ░░░░░░░░ a timed test and ░░░░░░░░ ve got one candidate ░░░░░░░░ accepts that challenge and ░░░░░░░░ one who talks about ░░░░░░░░ like this Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ These people I don ░░░░░░░░ know if they re ░░░░░░░░ real but if they ░░░░░░░░ not they re covered ░░░░░░░░ the words climate change ░░░░░░░░ it gets cooler that ░░░░░░░░ good If it gets ░░░░░░░░ that s good We ░░░░░░░░ countries that have tremendous ░░░░░░░░ power and when I ░░░░░░░░ these people talking about ░░░░░░░░ warming that s the ░░░░░░░░ warming you have to ░░░░░░░░ about not that the ░░░░░░░░ is going to rise ░░░░░░░░ 400 years an eighth ░░░░░░░░ an inch and you ░░░░░░░░ have more seafront property ░░░░░░░░ if that happens I ░░░░░░░░ is that good or ░░░░░░░░ I said isn t ░░░░░░░░ a good thing LNG ░░░░░░░░ being sought after all ░░░░░░░░ Europe and all over ░░░░░░░░ world and we have ░░░░░░░░ of it than anybody ░░░░░░░░ and I m not ░░░░░░░░ to lose that wealth ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ it on dreams on ░░░░░░░░ It ll start getting ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN MALE I wish ░░░░░░░░ You just you just ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN MALE I wish ░░░░░░░░ agreed with you Trump ░░░░░░░░ well I don t ░░░░░░░░ science knows actually Clip ░░░░░░░░ WEIR Science knows Science ░░░░░░░░ knows But Project 25 ░░░░░░░░ and the president himself ░░░░░░░░ vowed to roll back ░░░░░░░░ climate progress on day ░░░░░░░░ Here s some of ░░░░░░░░ promises Tailpipe emissions all ░░░░░░░░ the pollution limits on ░░░░░░░░ plants and methanes pulling ░░░░░░░░ United States out of ░░░░░░░░ Paris Accords probably for ░░░░░░░░ final time just pulling ░░░░░░░░ of negotiations as well ░░░░░░░░ to the world that ░░░░░░░░ U S is not ░░░░░░░░ to play in this ░░░░░░░░ China Europe other countries ░░░░░░░░ clean energy revolution is ░░░░░░░░ at a staggering rate ░░░░░░░░ it s also happening ░░░░░░░░ the United States Most ░░░░░░░░ the inflation reduction money ░░░░░░░░ being spent in Republican ░░░░░░░░ 75 percent Texas leads ░░░░░░░░ nation in clean energy ░░░░░░░░ just because it makes ░░░░░░░░ most economic sense these ░░░░░░░░ BOLDUAN Exactly What is ░░░░░░░░ Harris proposing and how ░░░░░░░░ tackle the climate crisis ░░░░░░░░ Well she s not ░░░░░░░░ about it I think ░░░░░░░░ way climate voters would ░░░░░░░░ to see her put ░░░░░░░░ on the forefront I ░░░░░░░░ her campaign knows that ░░░░░░░░ choices are so stark ░░░░░░░░ s betting on those ░░░░░░░░ But she s in ░░░░░░░░ campaign promises and literatures ░░░░░░░░ talking about household energy ░░░░░░░░ lowering costs keeping them ░░░░░░░░ as we transition to ░░░░░░░░ the economy holding polluters ░░░░░░░░ She did that as ░░░░░░░░ district attorney back in ░░░░░░░░ as well And in ░░░░░░░░ energy security that s ░░░░░░░░ thing The Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ created the biggest petrostate ░░░░░░░░ human history This country ░░░░░░░░ exporting more fossil fuel ░░░░░░░░ any country ever in ░░░░░░░░ Climate voters don t ░░░░░░░░ that BOLDUAN Right WEIR ░░░░░░░░ but they hope that ░░░░░░░░ fuels are used as ░░░░░░░░ bridge to create a ░░░░░░░░ cleaner world right now ░░░░░░░░ so Harris win is ░░░░░░░░ going to refreeze Greenland ░░░░░░░░ it s not going ░░░░░░░░ you know deescalate these ░░░░░░░░ intensifying hurricanes But it ░░░░░░░░ obviously continue this momentum ░░░░░░░░ there s so much ░░░░░░░░ of billions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ private investment that are ░░░░░░░░ the Inflation Reduction Act ░░░░░░░░ right now Bill Gates ░░░░░░░░ me that what he ░░░░░░░░ worries about is a ░░░░░░░░ to the rest of ░░░░░░░░ world because if you ░░░░░░░░ deciding on BOLDUAN Right ░░░░░░░░ whether to build a ░░░░░░░░ plant now it s ░░░░░░░░ 30 year decision And ░░░░░░░░ U S seems squirrely ░░░░░░░░ they can t make ░░░░░░░░ their mind they re ░░░░░░░░ to go build it ░░░░░░░░ else And he s ░░░░░░░░ s what he s ░░░░░░░░ about it from a ░░░░░░░░ business standpoint BOLDUAN Private ░░░░░░░░ it s happening that ░░░░░░░░ revolution is happening But ░░░░░░░░ signaling from the U ░░░░░░░░ government and what is ░░░░░░░░ priority and what matters ░░░░░░░░ what we believe that ░░░░░░░░ also what s at ░░░░░░░░ here WEIR The richest ░░░░░░░░ powerful country ever you ░░░░░░░░ who created the Industrial ░░░░░░░░ If they re not ░░░░░░░░ in this it doesn ░░░░░░░░ give the rest of ░░░░░░░░ world a whole lot ░░░░░░░░ hope BOLDUAN Yeah Bill ░░░░░░░░ you WEIR My pleasure ░░░░░░░░ Great to see you ░░░░░░░░ You bet.”