[Text/Observer Network Wang Shichun] US President Joe Biden attended the United Nations climate conference, and Obama also went. The former president's return to the world stage, once considered rare by the media, was a stand for Biden.
According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported on November 8 local time, on the same day, Obama delivered a speech at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Glasgow, England, expressing the hope that young people would "remain angry" in the fight against climate change and calling on young people to boycott "corporate products that fail to implement climate commitments".
Just as Biden apologized at the climate conference for the Trump administration's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, Obama also mentioned Trump. He criticized Trump's "aggressive hostility to climate science" and said the United States was ready to lead the world again. At the end of his speech, Obama said the world was "a long way off" from averting future climate catastrophes.
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In Glasgow, Obama received a round of applause when he took office, and at the end of his speech, the audience again stood up to applause. Mr. Obama's slogan that night was to tell young activists to "stay angry": "I want to say to all young people, I want you to stay angry." I hope you remain frustrated. ”
In his speech, Obama "admonished" young people that they "can't ignore politics" and that while protests raise awareness, they should engage in politics to some extent. "You may not be happy about politics, but you can't ignore it," Obama said. For [getting involved in politics], you can't be too pure. ”
Obama also mentioned his daughter's shopping habits and called on young people to support businesses that are committed to sustainable development and to boycott those that are not.
In addition, Obama praised environmental girls like Swedish environmental girl Thunberg, calling her a "cross-border movement" activist, praising her contributions and urging young people to at least go out and vote for politicians who oppose climate change.
Of course, in addition to encouraging young people to "stay angry," Obama did not forget to take this opportunity to attack Trump and Republicans again. Obama also slammed Trump's "strong hostility to climate science, while saying the United States was ready to take on a leadership role again.
"Progress on some fronts has stalled after my successor decided to unilaterally withdraw from the Paris climate agreement in his first year in office," Obama said. I'm not happy about that. ”
Obama also condemned the Republican Party for being "bitterly hostile" to climate science over the past four years, "standing idly by," "delaying progress," and turning climate change into a partisan issue. He said Republicans who take climate change seriously "are a rare breed right now."
At the end of his speech, Obama said the world was "a long way off" from averting future climate catastrophes.
Despite the applause of Obama's speech, many people criticized Obama for failing to deliver on his promises. Some argue that Obama also failed to deliver on his commitments to developing countries during his administration to provide $100 billion a year in climate loans to developing countries.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced in June 2017 that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, calling it a "costly hoax" that placed a huge financial and economic burden on the United States. On January 20, biden signed an executive order on his first day as president announcing that the United States would rejoin the Paris climate agreement.
A week ago, biden apologized to the world about the Trump administration's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement at the United Nations climate summit.
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