“Global warming is an existential threat to humanity,” responded Biden, deploying language that might resonate with one former Australian PM. “We have a moral obligation to deal with it and we’re told by all the leading scientists in the world we don’t have much time.”
Pushed on the issue of fossil fuels, Biden confirmed: “I would transition from the oil industry, yes”, citing the plummeting cost of renewable technologies.
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