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McCarthy at the EPA, everybody on their teams have done an extraordinary job to get us to this point – and America should be as proud of them as I am of them. I also want to thank the people of every nation that has moved quickly to bring the Paris Agreement into force. I encourage folks who have not yet submitted their documentation to enter into this agreement to do so as soon as possible. And in the coming days, let us help finish additional agreements to limit aviation emissions, to phase down dangerous use of hydrofluorocarbons – all of which will help build a world that is safer, and more prosperous, and more secure, and more free than the one that was left for us.That is our most important mission, to make sure our kids and our grandkids have at least as beautiful a planet, and hopefully more beautiful, than the one that we have. And today, I am little more confident that we can get the job done. ■ President Barack Obama delivered the above remarks (edited version) at the White House on 5 October 2016 in Washington DC, USA, following the UN’s announced that the threshold for entry into force of the Paris Agreement had been achieved. For more information, visit: www.whitehouse.gov. Above: “We have all chosen a low-carbon future!”Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Amanda LucidonTHE G20 MEMBER COUNTRIES 037