John Kerry: ‘We Must Transition Away’ from Fossil Fuels

KERRY So it s ░░░░░░░░ to us The great ░░░░░░░░ that we face is ░░░░░░░░ the world is still ░░░░░░░░ more than it should ░░░░░░░░ at this point on ░░░░░░░░ burning of fossil fuel ░░░░░░░░ if that fossil fuel ░░░░░░░░ can produce emissions that ░░░░░░░░ be captured we win ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ whether that can happen ░░░░░░░░ a rate that can ░░░░░░░░ brought to scale and ░░░░░░░░ a price that enables ░░░░░░░░ to be brought to ░░░░░░░░ and therefore proceed as ░░░░░░░░ have previously That s ░░░░░░░░ challenge for all of ░░░░░░░░ Dubai presented the world ░░░░░░░░ a new choice where ░░░░░░░░ 200 nations came together ░░░░░░░░ issued a new mission ░░░░░░░░ after Paris and Glasgow ░░░░░░░░ Sharm el Sheikh and ░░░░░░░░ after Dubai And that ░░░░░░░░ mission was that we ░░░░░░░░ because of what it ░░░░░░░░ doing we must transition ░░░░░░░░ from fossil fuel Even ░░░░░░░░ fuel producing countries signed ░░░░░░░░ to this understanding of ░░░░░░░░ new mission And that ░░░░░░░░ would do so in ░░░░░░░░ way that allowed us ░░░░░░░░ meet our goal of ░░░░░░░░ zero 2050 that we ░░░░░░░░ accelerate in this decade ░░░░░░░░ do so according to ░░░░░░░░ science which means keeping ░░░░░░░░ Earth s temperature increased ░░░░░░░░ 1 5 degrees Sounds ░░░░░░░░ but that s not ░░░░░░░░ the world is doing.”