John Kerry warns humans have nine years left to make drastic changes or face climate catastrophe

By Michael Lee

Published February 20, 2021 4:50pm ET

John Kerry warns humans have nine years left to make drastic changes or face climate catastrophe — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to the media during a press conference in London after his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Friday, March 14, 2014. Kerry arrived in London Friday, for his last meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before the Crimea vote.

President Biden’s special climate change envoy John Kerry said humans only have nine years left to make drastic changes in order to avoid catastrophic climate patterns.

“The scientists told us three years ago we had 12 years to avert the worst consequences of climate crisis. We are now three years gone, so we have nine years left,” Kerry said during a CBS interview Friday.