Sen. Merkley: Climate Change Is ‘the Biggest Threat that Humanity Has Ever Faced’

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MERKLEY: "Well, certainly the impact of this summer has been very clear. July 4, the hottest day in human history. The last nine years, the hottest nine years in human history. And we see all sorts of other impacts in terms of drought and loss of snow pack and stronger storms and ocean acidification. So when you look at that collective impact, this is a global emergency. It’s the biggest threat that humanity has ever faced. So even before Biden was inaugurated, I was arguing to use that first speech to lay out the challenge, that the United States has to set the example, have the power of its example, has to work and lead other countries, other countries that have put less carbon into the atmosphere over the last 150 years, other countries that have lower standards of living. We have to have the power of example lead and help the world take this on.”