U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus (1/6/14)
b'"A clean-energy economy, I think, is the future,\\u201d according to 75th U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, who leads America\\u2019s Navy and Marine Corps. One of the world\\u2019s largest fuel consumers, the Navy has committed to obtaining 50 percent of its total energy consumption from alternative sources by 2020. Mabus said he\'s \\u201cabsolutely convinced\\u201d that goal will be met. \\u201cNow is exactly the time that we have to do this,\\u201d Mabus said. \\u201cA tightening budget situation makes it even more urgent, even more critical.\\u201d He discussed concerns about sea level rise in the Pacific, melting ice in the Arctic and the Navy\\u2019s power to help move the market into a lower carbon future. "We don\'t pick and choose what we protect right now \\u2013 we protect the world," Mabus said. This conversation covers the Navy\\u2019s outlook on the road toward a cleaner energy economy, as well as its political challenges. \\u201cI have been sort of honored by the push back," Mabus said about the Navy\\u2019s move to use biofuels. "What it says to me is that what we\'re doing is working." U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California on January 6, 2014\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'