Here's the relevant excerpt from the speech transcript:
"We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not
just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of
climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and
future generations. (Applause.) Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment
of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires and
crippling drought and more powerful storms.
The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes
difficult. But America cannot resist this transition, we must lead it. We
cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new
industries, we must claim its promise. That’s how we will maintain our economic
vitality and our national treasure -- our forests and waterways, our crop lands
and snow-capped peaks. That is how we will preserve our planet, commanded to
our care by God. That’s what will lend meaning to the creed our fathers once
declared."
