>>> WELCOME BACK.
>>> WELCOME BACK. I’M STEPHANIE RUHLE.
I’M STEPHANIE RUHLE. A BRAND NEW POLL OUT THIS
A BRAND NEW POLL OUT THIS MORNING SHOWS ROUGHLY THREE OUT
MORNING SHOWS ROUGHLY THREE OUT OF FOUR AMERICANS BELIEVE
OF FOUR AMERICANS BELIEVE CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING AND
CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING AND A LARGE MAJORITY THINK HUMANS
A LARGE MAJORITY THINK HUMANS ARE AT LEAST PARTLY TO BLAME.
ARE AT LEAST PARTLY TO BLAME. "TIME’S" ISSUE IS DEDICATED TO
"TIME’S" ISSUE IS DEDICATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND ONLY THE
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ONLY THE FIFTH ISSUE WHERE EVERY SINGLE
FIFTH ISSUE WHERE EVERY SINGLE PAGE IS DEDICATED TO A SINGLE
PAGE IS DEDICATED TO A SINGLE TOPIC.
TOPIC. "TIME" ASSEMBLED A NUMBER OF
"TIME" ASSEMBLED A NUMBER OF CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVISTS TO
CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVISTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PUBLICATION
CONTRIBUTE TO THE PUBLICATION INCLUDING FORMER VICE PRESIDENT
INCLUDING FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE, ACTRESS ANGELINA JOLIE
AL GORE, ACTRESS ANGELINA JOLIE AND DR. JANE GOODELL.
AND DR. JANE GOODELL. IT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT
IT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT "TIME" HAS COMMITTED AN ISSUE TO
"TIME" HAS COMMITTED AN ISSUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
CLIMATE CHANGE. THEY REPLACED THE PERSON OF THE
THEY REPLACED THE PERSON OF THE YEAR ISSUE WITH PLANET OF THE
YEAR ISSUE WITH PLANET OF THE YEAR ISSUE.
YEAR ISSUE. EDITOR IN CHIEF AND CEO EDWARD
EDITOR IN CHIEF AND CEO EDWARD JOINS ME NOW.
JOINS ME NOW. WHY ARE YOU DEDICATING AN ISSUE
WHY ARE YOU DEDICATING AN ISSUE TO THIS?
TO THIS? >> YOU KNOW --
>> YOU KNOW -- >> NOTHING ELSE TO TALK ABOUT?
>> NOTHING ELSE TO TALK ABOUT? >> WE HAVE LOTS TO TALK ABOUT ON
>> WE HAVE LOTS TO TALK ABOUT ON THE WEBSITE AND EVERY OTHER
THE WEBSITE AND EVERY OTHER ISSUE.
ISSUE. THIS ISSUE AS YOU SAID, ONLY THE
THIS ISSUE AS YOU SAID, ONLY THE FIFTH TIME IN OUR 96 YEARS THAT
FIFTH TIME IN OUR 96 YEARS THAT WE HAVE DEVOTED FRONT TO BACK
WE HAVE DEVOTED FRONT TO BACK EVERY PAGE TO A SINGLE TOPIC AND
EVERY PAGE TO A SINGLE TOPIC AND THAT’S REALLY BECAUSE OF THE
THAT’S REALLY BECAUSE OF THE URGENCY OF THE PROBLEM.
URGENCY OF THE PROBLEM. YOU KNOW, AS YOU MENTIONED, MY
YOU KNOW, AS YOU MENTIONED, MY PREDECESSORS AT "TIME" HAD THES
PREDECESSORS AT "TIME" HAD THES WHICH WISDOM 30 YEARS AGO TO BE
WHICH WISDOM 30 YEARS AGO TO BE THE SOUNDING OF THE ALARM
THE SOUNDING OF THE ALARM BECAUSE WE HAD AN IMPENDING
BECAUSE WE HAD AN IMPENDING PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. WE HAVE ACTED, AL GORE AND
WE HAVE ACTED, AL GORE AND OTHERS POINT OUT WE HAVE MADE
OTHERS POINT OUT WE HAVE MADE PROGRESS.
PROGRESS. THE PROBLEM BECOMES URGENT AND
THE PROBLEM BECOMES URGENT AND HARDER TO SOLVE THE LONGER WE
HARDER TO SOLVE THE LONGER WE WAIT.
WAIT. >> BUT FROM 1989 UNTIL NOW WE’VE
>> BUT FROM 1989 UNTIL NOW WE’VE DONE SOME STUFF BUT HAVE WE DONE
DONE SOME STUFF BUT HAVE WE DONE MORE TO HURT?
MORE TO HURT? WORSE OFF THAN IN ’89?
WORSE OFF THAN IN ’89? >> THE ISSUE IS, WE HAVE MADE
>> THE ISSUE IS, WE HAVE MADE PROGRESS.
PROGRESS. AWARENESS HAS GONE UP IMMENSELY.
AWARENESS HAS GONE UP IMMENSELY. ONE OF THE REALLY INTERESTING --
ONE OF THE REALLY INTERESTING -- WE HAVE REPORTING FROM EVERY
WE HAVE REPORTING FROM EVERY CONTINENT IN THIS ISSUE.
CONTINENT IN THIS ISSUE. IN THE UNITED STATES, OUR
IN THE UNITED STATES, OUR REPORTING IS FROM IOWA WHERE YOU
REPORTING IS FROM IOWA WHERE YOU CAN SEE FOR THE FIRST TIME
CAN SEE FOR THE FIRST TIME REALLY CLIMATE IS A MAJOR TOPIC
REALLY CLIMATE IS A MAJOR TOPIC IN IOWA, IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, SOUTH
IN IOWA, IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH ALL THE COASTAL
CAROLINA, WITH ALL THE COASTAL FLOODING.
FLOODING. AS GORE SAYS IN THE ISSUE,
AS GORE SAYS IN THE ISSUE, MOTHER NATURE IS DECIDING TO
MOTHER NATURE IS DECIDING TO JOIN THE CONVERSATION AND YOU
JOIN THE CONVERSATION AND YOU SEE THE VOTERS IN FLORIDA
SEE THE VOTERS IN FLORIDA PRESSING THE DEMOCRATIC
PRESSING THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES ON CLIMATE FOR THE
CANDIDATES ON CLIMATE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
FIRST TIME. WE HAVE PROGRESS AND CHANGE.
WE HAVE PROGRESS AND CHANGE. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE PHENOMENON
THE ISSUE IS THAT THE PHENOMENON OF WARMING IS OUTPACING THE
OF WARMING IS OUTPACING THE CHANGE.
CHANGE. >> EDWARD, YOU HAVE EVERY
>> EDWARD, YOU HAVE EVERY CONTINENT REPRESENTED BUT YOU
CONTINENT REPRESENTED BUT YOU DON’T HAVE ANY SKEPTICS HERE.
DON’T HAVE ANY SKEPTICS HERE. THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF
THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF SKEPTICS POSSIBLY OUR PRESIDENT
SKEPTICS POSSIBLY OUR PRESIDENT IS ONE.
IS ONE. >> YOU KNOW, WE CAN AND SHOULD
>> YOU KNOW, WE CAN AND SHOULD DEBATE WHAT IS THE BEST ROUTE TO
DEBATE WHAT IS THE BEST ROUTE TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE AND
MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING.
GLOBAL WARMING. THE SCIENCE, THE FACT THAT IT’S
THE SCIENCE, THE FACT THAT IT’S HAPPENING, IS SETTLED.
HAPPENING, IS SETTLED. THERE IS NO --
THERE IS NO -- >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> OTHER SIDE TO THE SCIENCE.
>> OTHER SIDE TO THE SCIENCE. >> THERE IS NO DEBATE AS TO
>> THERE IS NO DEBATE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS EXISTS, IT
WHETHER OR NOT THIS EXISTS, IT EXISTS SO THERE’S NO REASON TO
EXISTS SO THERE’S NO REASON TO GIVE VOICE TO THE OTHER?
GIVE VOICE TO THE OTHER? >> IT’S RIGHT IN FRONT OF US,
>> IT’S RIGHT IN FRONT OF US, THE PHENOMENON.
THE PHENOMENON. WE CAN DEBATE THE METHODS AND
WE CAN DEBATE THE METHODS AND POLICIES AND WE DO IN THIS ISSUE
POLICIES AND WE DO IN THIS ISSUE AND ALL OF OUR COVERAGE DEBATE
AND ALL OF OUR COVERAGE DEBATE HOW WE COME AT THIS, BUT THE
HOW WE COME AT THIS, BUT THE FACT THAT IT’S HAPPENING IS
FACT THAT IT’S HAPPENING IS SETTLED.
SETTLED. >> IT’S STUNNING THERE ARE STILL
>> IT’S STUNNING THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE WHO ARE SKEPTICAL.
PEOPLE WHO ARE SKEPTICAL. I WANT TO SHARE WHAT AL GORE
I WANT TO SHARE WHAT AL GORE WRITES, HE SAYS HUMANITY IS NOW
WRITES, HE SAYS HUMANITY IS NOW SPEWING MORE THAN 110 MILLION
SPEWING MORE THAN 110 MILLION TONS OF GLOBAL WARMING POLLUTION
TONS OF GLOBAL WARMING POLLUTION EVERY DAY INTO THE ATMOSPHERE
EVERY DAY INTO THE ATMOSPHERE ADDING IT IS EQUAL TO WHAT WOULD
ADDING IT IS EQUAL TO WHAT WOULD BE RELEASED BY 500,000
BE RELEASED BY 500,000 HIROSHIMA-CLASS ATOMIC BOMBS
HIROSHIMA-CLASS ATOMIC BOMBS EXPLODING ON EARTH EVERY SINGLE
EXPLODING ON EARTH EVERY SINGLE DAY.
DAY. THAT BEING THE CASE, HOW IS IT
THAT BEING THE CASE, HOW IS IT THAT THIS ISN’T BEING TREATED
THAT THIS ISN’T BEING TREATED LIKE MORE OF AN EMERGENCY?
LIKE MORE OF AN EMERGENCY? >> WELL, YOU KNOW, HUMAN NATURE
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, HUMAN NATURE IS DEADLINE ORIENTED.
IS DEADLINE ORIENTED. I THINK --
I THINK -- >> HUMAN NATURE IS DEADLINE
>> HUMAN NATURE IS DEADLINE ORIENTED.
ORIENTED. >> GREAT WAY TO PUT IT.
>> GREAT WAY TO PUT IT. >> WE’RE PROCRASTINATORS AND I
>> WE’RE PROCRASTINATORS AND I THINK THE REASON WE’RE BEGINNING
THINK THE REASON WE’RE BEGINNING TO SEE MORE ACTION AND THE POLL
TO SEE MORE ACTION AND THE POLL NUMBERS CHANGE IS BECAUSE IF
NUMBERS CHANGE IS BECAUSE IF YOU’RE IN FLORIDA IT’S HARDER TO
YOU’RE IN FLORIDA IT’S HARDER TO GET FLOOD INSURANCE, IF YOU’RE
GET FLOOD INSURANCE, IF YOU’RE IN PARADISE, CALIFORNIA, THE
IN PARADISE, CALIFORNIA, THE TRAGEDY THAT UNFOLDED THERE LAST
TRAGEDY THAT UNFOLDED THERE LAST YEAR WITH THOSE MASSIVE
YEAR WITH THOSE MASSIVE WILDFIRES.
WILDFIRES. IT IS VISIBLE AND THAT IS WHAT
IT IS VISIBLE AND THAT IS WHAT IS ULTIMATELY GOING TO GET
IS ULTIMATELY GOING TO GET PEOPLE TO CHANGE.
PEOPLE TO CHANGE. YOU SHOWED THE COVER OF OUR
YOU SHOWED THE COVER OF OUR ISSUE WHICH I THINK HAS A
ISSUE WHICH I THINK HAS A POWERFUL MESSAGE.
POWERFUL MESSAGE. IT’S BY A JAPANESE SAND
IT’S BY A JAPANESE SAND SCULPTURE.
SCULPTURE. HE CREATES -- OUR COVER IS
HE CREATES -- OUR COVER IS CREATED OF THE EARTH AND IT
CREATED OF THE EARTH AND IT TOOK -- I THINK THE MESSAGE IS,
TOOK -- I THINK THE MESSAGE IS, THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE
THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE COLLECTIVE ACTION.
COLLECTIVE ACTION. THAT COVER WAS THE WORK OVER 14
THAT COVER WAS THE WORK OVER 14 DAYS OF SEVEN PEOPLE AND TO ME
DAYS OF SEVEN PEOPLE AND TO ME THAT IS A SYMBOLIC OF HOW WE
THAT IS A SYMBOLIC OF HOW WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER, WORK
HAVE TO COME TOGETHER, WORK TOGETHER, THIS IS A GLOBAL
TOGETHER, THIS IS A GLOBAL PROBLEM THAT’S GOING TO REQUIRE
