Obama Decries Lack of U.S. Leadership on Climate in Montreal Speech

‘An agreement that even with the temporary absence of American leadership will still give our children a fighting chance’

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OBAMA: "In Paris, we came together around the most ambitious agreement in history to fight climate change. An agreement that even with temporary absence of American leadership will still give our children a fighting chance. (Applause) None of these achievements would have happened if the United States have acted alone. It happened because we had strong partnerships with nations like Canada, because we had shared values and we acted on those values. And when we lead with our hopes and not our fears, we are capable of doing things that other nations cannot or will not do. So at this time, we cannot stand still. We have to act with greater urgency and greater conviction.  We have to acknowledge that there are very real problems that exist in our world today."

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