Hillary Clinton attacks Donald Trump's stance on climate change, and says she can not wait to appoint Al Gore as a climate advisor to the White House
Hillary Clinton has given her most comprehensive speech on energy and climate change of the US presidential race, warning the country "cannot risk putting a climate denier in the White House".
Speaking alongside former vice president and leading environmental campaigner Al Gore at a rally in Florida, Clinton stepped up attacks on her Republican rival Donald Trump over his stance on climate change.
Trump has in the past described climate change as a hoax, and when asked about energy and environmental issues during last Sunday's debate he made no mention of the environment and instead argued the government should increase support for the coal industry.
Clinton warned Trump's policies, along with those of the wider Republican Party, presented a serious threat to US and global security and prosperity.
"We cannot risk putting a climate denier in the White House at all," she said. "That is completely unacceptable. We need a president who believes in science. We cannot keep sending climate deniers and defeatists to Congress, or to statehouses, and certainly not to the White House."
She also reiterated her plans to build on President Obama's recent climate policies and accelerate the transition to clean technologies.
"Climate change is real, it's urgent, and America can take the lead in the world in addressing it," she said. "We can transform our economy, we can rally the world to cut carbon pollutions and above all we can fulfill our moral obligation to protect the planet. Just remember what is at stake. My opponent is a guy who denies science, who denies climate change every day."
She highlighted plans to increase investment energy efficiency and solar projects, declaring that she wanted to "see 500 million more solar panels installed in America by the end of my first term".
"Let's generate enough clean energy to power America," she added. "We can do all of this and create millions of good paying jobs as we do. The clean energy solutions are being created right here in America. And while we do that, make sure communities are ready for the effects of climate change that are coming right at us."
Clinton also revealed she "couldn't wait" to have Gore alongside her as an advisor to the White House on climate change.
The former vice president, who won the popular vote in the 2000 election but lost out on the White House after losing Florida by less than 500 votes, urged voters who care about climat change to back Clinton. "Your vote really, really really counts," he said. "You can consider me as an exhibit A of that truth."
He also warned US support for the historic Paris Agreement, which Trump has threatened to "cancel", was critical to global efforts to tackle climate change.
"The world is on the cusp of either building on the progress of solving the climate crisis, or stepping back, washing our hands of America's traditional role as a leader in the world," he said.
And he warned that Florida would be on the front line of future climate impacts unless urgent action was taken, noting how the recent Hurricane Matthew went from a tropical storm to a category 5 hurricane in just 36 hours.
The rally came on the same day as new series of climate studies highlighted how the US was already facing significant climate impacts in the form of more frequent floods and high impact storms similar to Hurricane Sandy.
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