We have a moral obligation to act on climate. Follow twitter.com/FactsOnClimate so you’re armed with the facts about climate change and the latest on what we’re doing to combat it.

“Climate change is not just affecting spectacular views like this. When you have warming taking place twice as fast here in Alaska as it is in the bottom 48 states, that is melting glaciers and blocks of ice that are raising sea levels and you start getting an accelerated pace of climate change overall. So we’ve got to do something about it. The good news is we can if we take some smart steps now.” —President Obama on why we need to keep up the fight against climate change

America has to lead the world in transitioning to a clean energy economy. Watch President Obama in Alaska on why we’re working to act on climate.

President Obama took over the White House Instagram in Alaska yesterday to give Americans an up-close view from the frontlines of climate change. Glaciers are receding, temperatures and sea levels are rising – and that’s a big problem. We’ve made major strides in our efforts to combat climate change, but there’s a lot more work to do. It’s never been more important for us to come together to address this challenge before it’s too late.

We have to protect the one planet we’ve got while we still can. That’s why President Obama is talking to Alaskans this week about how we can work together to make America the global leader on climate change.