Al Gore

Well, if you look at how long it took to install a gigawatt of solar 20 years ago, a full year, now it's down to 15 hours, and it's on the way down still.

So here's what I believe that the so-called climate realists are most wrong about.

They don't believe that we, the people who live on this planet, have the capacity to make the changes necessary to save our future.

The greatest president in my country's history, Abraham Lincoln, said at a time of dire crisis, the occasion is piled high with difficulty.

We must rise with the occasion.

As our case is new, we must think anew.

I believe

that we as human beings have the capacity to recognize that our survival is at stake and that we need to move faster even though the big polluters have the political and economic power to try to block us.

We've got everything we need.

The people are demanding change.

The one thing that they tell us might be in short supply is political will.

But always remember, political will is itself a renewable resource.

Let's get out there and renew it.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

This is Planet Money from NPR.

This is Planet Money from NPR.

This is Planet Money from NPR.

Absolutely. Yep. You think that? I do think that. I do think that. You can probably always find 5%, maybe 10% in waste and unnecessary workers.

Absolutely. Yep. You think that? I do think that. I do think that. You can probably always find 5%, maybe 10% in waste and unnecessary workers.