Barack Obama Quotes - American Politicians

All across the world, in every kind of environment and region known to man, increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether or not climate change is real. Not only is it real, it's here, and its effects are giving rise to a frighteningly new global phenomenon: the man-made natural disaster.
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Today we're seeing that climate change is about more than a few unseasonably mild winters or hot summers. It's about the chain of natural catastrophes and devastating weather patterns that global warming is beginning to set off around the world.. the frequency and intensity of which are breaking records thousands of years old.
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The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how much we're contributing to the warming of the earth's atmosphere and how much is naturally occurring, but what we can be scientifically certain of is that our continued use of fossil fuels is pushing us to a point of no return. And unless we free ourselves from a dependence on these fossil fuels and chart a new course on energy in this country, we are condemning future generations to global catastrophe.

U.S. formalizes pledge on cutting greenhouse gases - latimes.com

In a letter to the U.N., the Obama administration submits its reduction target as part of the Copenhagen Accord aimed at combating global warming. But it hinges on Congress passing an emissions bill.

Carbon [Swindle] Traders and Clean-Tech Companies Heartened by State of the Union - NYTimes.com

Ken Newcombe, CEO of C-Quest Capital, based in Washington, said the mere mention of "green jobs" should be a positive sign to the carbon trading and energy finance community.

"If he mentions green jobs, that's talking big that he'll continue on the climate security bill," he said.

Before the speech, Newcombe warned that mentioning climate directly could complicate the political environment, but he said many investors are already convinced Obama is serious about the issue.

"The president turned up in Copenhagen and was singlehandedly responsible for getting accord out and breaking the deadlock," he said. "That was a remarkable sign of his commitment."