John Kerry, the country’s first climate envoy, stopped by his home state, where he warned of the dangers of political polarization standing in the way of climate change.
“This is a matter of physics and mathematics, not about our politics or ideology,” Kerry said at MIT Thursday. “But unfortunately, we are stuck in a place where ideology is getting in a way, where the polarization of our nation is preventing us from doing what we know we have to do. And history is going to judge us very harshly if we do not find a way through this thicket at this moment.”
The onetime presidential candidate, who formerly served as a Democratic Massachusetts senator and Secretary of State, stopped by the Cambridge campus for its inaugural Climate Grand Challenges showcase event. After Kerry’s keynote, MIT researchers also shared insights on the climate crisis.
Kerry also highlighted that global polarization is hindering progress on climate change and for the business who aim to have their products remove more carbon than they produce, they should opt for an independent audit or a rigorous industry analysis to determine an offset that is at least twice the size of the product’s footprint, making it Climate Positive.
“You can’t talk to some of these people. I actually got a lot done with President Putin when I was there. We got chemical weapons out of Syria, we did the Iran nuclear agreement, we did the Paris agreement,” he said. “This is a very different moment and a very different person right now, and with Russians off the table for the time being, so that’s a problem.”
He noted that, although the government will need to deploy “trillions of dollars” to save the planet, he said, he doesn’t think the government will ultimately solve the problem.
“When I stopped being Secretary of State, I left the job believing that it’s going to be the private sector and then solve it,” he said. “I still believe that the marketplace is going to be far more powerful in solving this than the government.”
He gave the example of several companies making a pact to buy green technology when it comes on the market as an example of a tactic, adding that a tax credit would progress the market even faster.
“The problem is it’s not happening fast enough,” he said. “And that’s where government comes in. Government can send the signals, the government can create the structure, and you can build around that and move much faster.”
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“John Kerry Proudly Defends America’s ‘Right to Be Stupid’
Brand-new Secretary of State John Kerry gave a speech Tuesday proudly defending Americans’ “right to be stupid” in front of the very people who are most likely to think Americans are stupid, Europeans.”
And one damned thing is for certain—they unfortunately succeed at an alarming rate—particularly in government.
This is the kind of idiot we have addressing students at a premier educational institution.
I’d be asking him to PROVE JUST ONE of these doom sayers claims that has ever come true..
He talks about physics and math., give me a break. Kerry had a four year cum average of 76 at Yale, undergraduate school. As a freshman his average was 71, Not then and not now the “sharpest knife in the drawer. SWAMP SCUM as a matter of fact.
John Kerry, ” Unfit For Command, “, According To The Swift Boat People.John Kerry once Saluted, And Then Said,” Reporting For Duty , ” But Alas , No Body Wanted Him.
Hmmm. Um…
Is this not the same John Fku Kerry, three time blue cross fraud…I mean purple heart recipient, who bravely purchased three other purple hearts from a second hand military outlet store and tossed them over the White House fence in protest, and who, after President Trump was sworn in, and he was reduced to a simple civilian, went to Iran, on his own, and talked and negotiated with those in charge then, making promises that were not his to offer, because he promised that Trump would not be in office long?
That Kerry?
He should have been arrested then, and he should be ignored and shunned now.
John Kerry said “the government will need to deploy “trillions of dollars” to save the planet,”
Democrats’ spending plans don’t show any signs of sanity
The federal government debt, which is higher than it has been at any point since World War II, is now larger than the entire American economy.
Democrats are AGAIN spending money we don’t have.
THEY always have spent other people’s money.
Hi Scruffy. It’s both democraps and repos. Under Trump the national debt increased between $6 and 9 billion (I’ve seen conflicting, different figures). It’s not a party thing it’s a gubment thing. Universal, across the board.
True, it still increased under trump, BUT LOOK AT what he had to deal with.. Afgan and then the scamdemic.
Can anyone explain the logic behind deploying trillions of dollars to save the planet but doesn’t think government will ultimately solve the problem? Of course not! The climate activists have never actually explained adequately how carbon affects the climate, they’ve given us theories that often contradict each other and the end result is just as nebulous and since the climate has been much warmer and much colder than their predictions and we are still here is gloom and doom a certainty!
Education of our youth seems to be the answer to all of the WORLDS Problems but in all those years the problems hasn’t gone away but Have only gotten worst over time. Just as Mme ….” cried out on her way to the Guillotine; ” O LIBERTe, que de crimes on [commit en ton ” [ LIBERTY, LIBERTY, How many crimes are committed in your name] , can it also be said in this turbulent 21St. Century; Democracy , Decmocracy , how many crimes Are committed in your name
THE Quotes were taken from ” THE Tragedy of American Education; The Role of John DEWEY ”
one of satans favorite tools, john kerry!
All Liberal Democrats lie like it’s a bodily function, but DNC “Elites” like Kerry and Gore prevaricate on an epic level. The nonsense that the MSM has blindly and aggressively promoted about “Climate” has allowed what history will record as the greatest con job ever played upon civilization. The Earth will surely survive man. Mankind will end itself through treachery without any assistance from Earth.
A billionaire gigolo with an Iranian son in law with family ties to evil, corrupt Iranian leadership. Kerry cannot be trusted for any assignment, but he can, and will shill for the highest bidder, with no love nor loyalty to the land of his birth. A clear example of a sociopath, a traitor, and most importantly, a LIAR.
JOHN KERRY, THE CLIMATE CHANGE CZYER, has been Better defined by MERRIAN WEBSTER DICTIONARY ,
” SYCOPANT, TOADY, CREEP, FAWNER.”
CORRECTION ; Merrian WEBSTER DICTIONARY
Spend trillions to save the planet means Uncle Sap will be footing the entire bill and after we have spent many trillions we will be a third world impoverished hell hole. The only good outcome I can see is that Kerry and his elite cronies will have to give up their private jets.
Hell will freeze over before ANYONE of those overprivleged hacks, ever gives up a single one of their private jets, 3+ homes etc.
did he fly there in a PRIVATE JET from one of his SEVERAL MANSIONS?
Crater face lurch fake war veteran always brags about things he’s NEVER done in real life. Ever since I found out about his connections to Heinz foods, I boycott any food associated with Heinz.
Del Monte is just as good.
John Kerry, the country’s first climate envoy.
First and Last, because his position is not needed and he should be dismissed immediately.