A massive thing. I want to first off thank all of who voted for us. It is not a small thing. I personally thank you for your trust, and how he is probably going to reiterate that. This is a platform i want you to know that i support with my whole soul. I also want to say thank you to the socialist party of the usa for helping to make the red queen alliance that we talk talked of so many years ago, we are now seeing it. Ready amazing. I want to thank our brilliant andrea, andager thank my wonderful assistant, you, huged huge thank big up to all of our folks on our campaign team. Yall are amazing, yall are hustlers. Thank yall for making for all that you have done so that this campaign has gotten to this point. I want to think all of you who have showed up for us in various different ways. Whether it was supporting with money, whether it was kind words and good thoughts. Thank you to the volunteers that have made this campaign the topic of conversation in places where it wasnt happening.
Its just gotten under way. The issue of Climate Change has been with us for decades. Esi stated all the way back in 1988 that addressing Climate Change is imperative. And experts have been working on the issue and proposing solutions all the while. Instead of just more frequent storms, i hope what were seeing and feeling is momentum to act on these solutions. I think there is some evidence that this is the case. Last week i testified before the Senate Energy committee and the need to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions was front and center. That probably would not have been the case a few years ago. Again, not something around a few years ago. At esi, we know and our panelists know that inaction on Climate Change is making the solutions we need to limit Global Warming harder and harder to achieve. We have to act now and we need to contribute to the momentum to act and reinforce it constantly reinforce it and this is where esi comes in, to inform policymakers and share Lessons Learned to he
And there were still very stuck with this unsettled weather pattern across much of europe centuries in particular look at this last the as well of that weather particularly strong heading towards those eastern areas and a new system just waiting in the wings but weve had some very strong thunderstorms and weve had some landslides and floods and look at this this is in the northern lombard region of northern essay and this is the office of all 200 people evacuated from this town and you can just see what the force of that water with those winds has done to all those cars nobody was injured thankfully but this morning the full cost of more warnings across the alps the same most severe wind gusts and then as we head off into areas of ukraine the warnings here for again strong winds but also large and damaging hail very wet the system pushing across into western as of russia not a bad day in moscow today 24 degrees celsius and not bad really across much of the north and the west and sunny
Honorable kelly craft, currently the ambassador for canada and nominated to be the United States ambassador to the United Nations. First we have two distinguished guests, distinguished and celebrity guests i might add today. And they are going to introduce our nominees or were going to allow them to proceed with introductions. Usually i do senator menendez and i do our Opening Statements first but were going to postpone because i know our guests introducers have important business to do. Were privileged to be joined by ambassador krafts home state senators today, majority leader mitch mcconnell, senator rand paul will be here soon to also introduce the nominee. Senator mcconnell, welcome to the United States foreign Foreign Relations committee. Long known for its kindness to its witnesses and for civility. Your steady and thoughtful leadership inspire us all as you sail this ship through the heavy seas we encounter daley here and we welcome hearing your considered judgment regarding th
Climate change is continuing. It said fonts, sea levels are set to rise. Find the how can we respond technically, you can do lots. We have platforms here. Sometimes that survives hurricanes, find it friendly and results efficient, is living on water, a viable solution . Logins, technology. We need it now at scale can afford the many people dream of living, buying the water, and most big cities on located on the coast. Dont mind rivers pumping into a Governmental Panel on Climate Change says the welsh must brace itself for a one to, to meet, to rise in sea levels by the year 2100 utah cities continue to expand. Could we soon be living on the wall to its an idea that architects have been pursuing for decades. Big architects have plates with this theme. But i think the changes know that you go from dream to reality is because of the necessity. Because now with the whole organization with Climate Change, we need new solutions. Kuhn old house has committed himself to realizing this vision a