 What I think most policymakers do not understand and what I would really like them to understand is that they think they're interested in the economy They think they're interested in the hurricane that's hitting North Carolina What they really need to be interested in is anthropogenic climate change so What I have a hard time understanding is how policymakers Can think they can come up with any long-term policy or even short-term Without considering human-driven climate change so what I would say to a politician standing in front of me as you are is You must consider human-driven climate change in every single policy decision you make it is Over it is the overarching problem which affects all other aspects of society and economic systems You're interested in cutting down on war cutting down on poverty then you have to deal with climate change