I have long understood that climate change is not only an environmental issue - it is a humanitarian, economic, health, and justice issue as well.

When climate change supercharges weather patterns, the disadvantaged often suffer first and most.

Climate change is the central environmental ill of our time. We have an obligation to protect our children from the dangers of this widening scourge, and we aren't yet doing enough about it.

The single most important thing we can do to protect our communities from climate change is to reduce dangerous carbon pollution.

Healthy forests and wetlands stand sentry against the dangers of climate change, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and locking it away in plants, root systems and soil.

We can choose food that doesn't lead to illnesses like diabetes and cancer. We can choose food that doesn't contribute to water pollution and climate change. And we can choose food that keeps local economies vibrant and farmers on their land.