If, God forbid, Trump is elected president, the effort to combat climate change throughout the world is over. We lose. Our kids lose, future generations lose. Because If the United States of America, the largest economy on earth, turns its back on the struggle against climate change, China will follow, Europe will follow. Game over. And if you think what's going on in Florida this week or North Carolina two weeks ago, or the fires of the west coast is bad, what the scientists tell us, it will only get worse. (20:18–20:30)
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Asserts that if the U.S. stops fighting climate change, China and Europe will follow suit.
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