Question

Which sentence in this excerpt supports the main idea that the United States can still develop while preventing climate change?
Remarks at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Cancun, Mexico
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, December 9, 2010 (excerpt)

It is a pleasure to be with you this afternoon to talk to you about the efforts USDA is making to address global climate change.

Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing our planet, and the United States is taking significant action to meet this challenge. Under President Obama's leadership, the US is advancing policies that address climate change by promoting energy efficiency in our homes, cars and businesses, increasing the domestic production of clean energy—including biofuels—and by investing in renewable energy technology. The United States is also vigorously engaged in international climate negotiations while continuing to work with Congress on domestic climate legislation.

President Obama believes, as I do, that we can advance clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while growing our economy. This is particularly true for America's rural communities. Farmers, ranchers and forest owners have a tremendous amount to contribute to fighting climate change and to also ensuring that we adapt to climate change. Farmers are helping make America more energy independent while at the same time generating new rural income by producing renewable energy. And, I believe farmers, ranchers, and forest owners have the potential to benefit from markets for greenhouse gas reductions that could provide other new economic opportunities. Indeed, addressing climate change will be much easier if we enlist landowners to produce energy and undertake practices that sequester carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

In the past 20 months, under President Obama's leadership, the US Department of Agriculture has made significant changes in how climate change is treated within the Department. Gone are the days where climate change was viewed as a research question or a problem for future generations.

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