Having failed to mention climate change at all in his reelection campaign, it seems that President Obama is going to make it the heart of his second term plans (full text of inauguration speech here).
We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms.
I think he is making that last bit up.
Bishop Hill
Channel Four's Tom Clarke has just tweeted this:
Obama just made a link between 2012 weather and climate change in #inaug2013. @metoffice can you bail him out if he gets too much flak?