The president links enviromental concerns to national security and also insists ‘the highest possible standards’ had been set for Shell’s oil drilling in Arctic
President Barack Obama took to Twitter on Thursday to answer climate change-related questions.
“Mr @POTUS,” began @ZCarlander, based out of Sweden, “in the state of the union speech you said that climate change is a national security issue. Can you explain why it is? #AskPOTUS”.
.@ZCarlander more severe weather events lead to displacement, scarcity, stressed populations; all increase likelihood of global conflict.
.@drock89 as @Pontifex and other religious leaders have stated we have a moral obligation to the most vulnerable and the next generation.
.@BigBennyFL 3/ already rejected Shell’s original proposal as inadequate which shows we’re serious.