To: The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Donald Trump
Action for Climate Empowerment
The America First Energy Plan means the Planet goes last. As the largest historic contributor to greenhouse gases and until now the leader in climate science research and renewable energy development, the United States must not revert to business-as-usual fossil-fuel-foolishness. We must be the global leader in drawing down greenhouse gas concentrations through informed climate action and empowerment. Abdicating our climate leadership will only further harm the nation and put our children and future generations in harm's way. We call on the Administration to reinstate the Climate Action Plan, robustly support global climate education, communication and outreach efforts, and prioritize transformation of schools and communities into engaging, resilient, innovative living laboratories.
Why is this important?
The world will not last under the America First Energy Plan. Rather than double down on fossil fuels, as the new adminstration is attempting to do, we need to move rapidly and radically to renewable energy and strategies to drawdown greenhouse gas concentrations. The US has a huge responsibility and should have the ability to lead toward a climate resilient future, but we need to transform schools and communities into living laboratories of sustainable practices.