Climate Envoy John Kerry on the private sector’s role in the energy transition
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18-Sep-2023
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry gave keynote remarks during the 2023 Nuclear Energy Policy Summit, highlighting the importance of changing business as usual to achieve net zero by 2050.
"I believe we can win this battle, but not unless we change the way people are just merrily drifting along with business as usual," he said. "The marketplace has made its decision (...) to go electric," he added.
ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 09/18/23
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