Remarks at the “America Is All In” Launch Event – News
John
Kerry,
Special
Presidential
Envoy
for
Climate
As
prepared
Marcene
–
thank
you
very
much.
I’m
delighted
to
be
with
all
of
you
on
such
an
important
day.
I
know
many
of
you
were
there
at
Le
Bourget
a
little
over
five
years
ago
when
we
gaveled
in
the
historic
Paris
Agreement.
It
was
the
product
of
many
hearts
and
many
hands
–
a
diplomatic
balancing
act,
and
at
one
point
it
felt
like
success
or
failure
could
come
down
to
a
single
word.
And
for
the
last
four
years,
there
were
times
when
many
feared
failure
would
depend
on
a
single
word
–
Trump.
Yet,
five
years
later,
the
Paris
Agreement
and
the
international
climate
regime
are
is
still
standing
–
all
because
cities,
states,
businesses
–
organizations
across
the
country
–
stepped
up
and
said,
“We
are
still
in.”
We
Are
Still
In
was
much
more
than
a
slogan.
In
2017,
only
1
state
and
33
cities
had
committed
to
get
100%
of
their
energy
from
clean
sources;
now,
13
states,
Puerto
Rico,
and
165
cities
have
100%
clean
energy
commitments.
And
since
2017,
16
states
have
passed
or
committed
to
pass
regulations
and
legislation
that
would
phase
down
the
use
of
HFCs.
You
showed
the
world
the
real
face
of
the
United
States,
even
before
81
million
Americans
last
November
changed
the
public
face
of
leadership
that
Americans
choose
to
show
the
world.
And
now,
we
need
you
to
make
“all-in”
have
even
more
urgency
and
meaning.
We
come
to
this
work
with
humility
knowing
that
the
United
States’
global
absence
did
have
consequences.
We
come
to
this
work
with
honesty
knowing
that
Paris
isn’t
enough.
And
we
come
to
this
work
with
ambition
knowing
that
even
though
the
U.S.
is
thankfully
back
in
the
Paris
Agreement,
we
need
every
major
economy,
including
ours,
to
achieve
what
Paris
never
guaranteed:
to
increase
our
action
to
keep
1.5
degrees
of
warming
within
reach,
and
to
get
on
a
track
to
achieve
net-zero
emissions
by
2050.
That
means
we
need
all
of
America
and
all
of
the
world
to
be
“All
In.”
We
need
you
to
join
us.
Even
with
the
United
States
back
in
officially,
we
need
you
to
represent
the
best
of
the
United
States
abroad
because
your
accomplishments
of
the
last
four
years
are
proof
that
progress
is
possible,
and
that
progress
comes
with
prosperity.
You’re
our
success
stories.
So,
if
you
came
to
the
COPs
the
last
three
years,
keep
coming!
And
if
you
didn’t,
promise
that
this
year
we’ll
see
you
in
Glasgow,
so
we
all
meet
this
moment
and
we
meet
it
together.
Let’s
get
the
job
done.
I
look
forward
to
your
partnership
and
your
questions.
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