John Kerry: Fighting Climate ‘Is a Way to Pull People Away from the Violence’

KERRY So I you ░░░░░░░░ the Congo Basin now ░░░░░░░░ alone and many of ░░░░░░░░ have lived through witnessing ░░░░░░░░ Amazon continue to be ░░░░░░░░ away for bad practices ░░░░░░░░ cattle or logging all ░░░░░░░░ which could be different ░░░░░░░░ hopefully will be as ░░░░░░░░ go to Brazil for ░░░░░░░░ next meeting But we ░░░░░░░░ know what s happened ░░░░░░░░ Indonesia and other parts ░░░░░░░░ the world I flew ░░░░░░░░ Cambodia at low level ░░░░░░░░ a helicopter and saw ░░░░░░░░ cut after clear cut ░░░░░░░░ clear cut much of ░░░░░░░░ most of it illegal ░░░░░░░░ we ve even worked ░░░░░░░░ to get certain countries ░░░░░░░░ country in particular that ░░░░░░░░ the largest consumer of ░░░░░░░░ logging to stop We ░░░░░░░░ got we ve talked ░░░░░░░░ to the brokers who ░░░░░░░░ that some of the ░░░░░░░░ they re selling is ░░░░░░░░ So there s a ░░░░░░░░ food chain here that ░░░░░░░░ need to try to ░░░░░░░░ So I would just ░░░░░░░░ to everybody look the ░░░░░░░░ the Virunga model is ░░░░░░░░ proof of what can ░░░░░░░░ achieved when governments and ░░░░░░░░ individuals come together in ░░░░░░░░ to provide funding and ░░░░░░░░ the difference Honestly when ░░░░░░░░ went the first time ░░░░░░░░ the DRC and saw ░░░░░░░░ incredible large remarkably powerful ░░░░░░░░ just flowing you just ░░░░░░░░ the energy that is ░░░░░░░░ to be harnessed to ░░░░░░░░ lives This is a ░░░░░░░░ to pull people away ░░░░░░░░ the violence to give ░░░░░░░░ people an alternative to ░░░░░░░░ jobs that will be ░░░░░░░░ and hugely important in ░░░░░░░░ context of where we ░░░░░░░░ today to provide a ░░░░░░░░ sink a consumer of ░░░░░░░░ that will help us ░░░░░░░░ our goals and embrace ░░░░░░░░ future that we all ░░░░░░░░ So I intend from ░░░░░░░░ private sector position that ░░░░░░░░ now have to continue ░░░░░░░░ work with our colleagues ░░░░░░░░ help make this a ░░░░░░░░ There s nothing worse ░░░░░░░░ announcing something big and ░░░░░░░░ years later nothing has ░░░░░░░░ We have to all ░░░░░░░░ that is not going ░░░░░░░░ be what happens here ░░░░░░░░ re going to make ░░░░░░░░ happen We re going ░░░░░░░░ use all of our ░░░░░░░░ and all of our ░░░░░░░░ and all of our ░░░░░░░░ to put together something ░░░░░░░░ changes lives for the ░░░░░░░░ and sets an example ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ for how we can ░░░░░░░░ to embrace the future ░░░░░░░░ Thank you all very ░░░░░░░░ much.”