President-elect Barack Obama, in strongly-worded remarks to a gathering of governors and foreign officials on Tuesday, said he had no intention of softening or delaying his aggressive targets for reducing emissions that cause the warming of the planet. 

In this article Obama Affirms Climate Change Goals President-elect Obama reiterated that it is urgent:

“Delay is no longer an option. Denial is no longer an acceptable response.”

with regard to climate change and new energy technologies.