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http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-jerry-brown-1485546900-htmlstory.html

Gov. Jerry Brown pointedly criticized world leaders for "goofing off" instead of addressing looming problems with climate change and nuclear weapons during a January 27th radio interview.

"They’re really averting their gaze," he said. "And that is dangerous, very dangerous.”

Brown has become increasingly outspoken about issues he describes as existential threats to humanity, and the election of Donald Trump has only made him more concerned. During the interview, he spoke in sweeping terms about the need to support scientific research in the face of political denial.

"Darkness cannot totally extinguish the light," Brown said while criticizing Republicans for refusing to accept the scientific consensus around climate change and the need for dramatic changes to confront global warming.

At another point, Brown mused that humans have accumulated vast power without a corresponding increase in wisdom. That creates “a gap between the power to destroy and the wisdom to control those destructive forces.”

Brown reiterated his plan to push forward California's policies on climate change even if Trump follows through on the federal government's plans.

"We’re going to do everything we can to stay on track."