The broadest law ever aimed at lowering carbon emissions in the U.S. has been in place

for a year now, and it couldn't have come at a more critical time.

Last month was hotter than any other month in recorded history.

At all summer, the world has seen a cascade of climate emergencies.

Violent storms in this summer packed with extreme weather and excessive heat.

Their deaths are still missing from wildfires in Hawaii,

and much of the U.S. suffered under extreme heat this summer.

Devastation and heartbreak, as you saw parts of historical high in a town destroyed.

Hurricane season is only just beginning,

but a tropical storm has already hit Los Angeles of all places.

The first tropical storm to move into Southern California in more than 25 years.

All summer, we've talked about this as a preview of what living with climate change could be like.

President Biden's climate envoy, John Kerry, gave a speech in Scotland last week all about it.

Around the world, people are moving because they can't grow food,

because they are flooded, because they can't live and work in the extreme heat,

because the air that they are forced to breathe is clogged with pollution,

greenhouse gas pollution that kills someone prematurely every five seconds around the world.

Consider this.

The Biden administration has promised to take climate seriously,

but is all of this happening too late.

After the break, we'll talk to John Kerry about the administration's efforts to curb climate change,

and we'll also get a reality check on whether it will be enough to meet their ambitious goals.

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