City Mayors Unite To Fight Climate Change

4 Takeaways From a Gathering of Mayors on Climate Change

Mitch Smith, December 5, 2017 (NY Times)

“…[In the just signed Chicago Climate Charter, over] 45 American mayors committed their cities to uphold the emissions standards laid out in the Paris agreement…[It] was the latest display of hostility by some of the nation’s Democratic mayors toward [Trump] policies. Barack Obama, who was president when the Paris accord was negotiated…[appeared and called] the mayors’ newly signed agreement ‘a powerful symbol to the world’… Many of the cities that signed on, including New York City, San Francisco and Portland, Ore., had previously laid out plans to uphold their part of the Paris agreement…In June, the United States Conference of Mayors called on the administration to recommit to the Paris standards. Another group, Climate Mayors, which claims 385 members, has rallied in defense of the Paris agreement. And a coalition of states, local governments and businesses announced plans this summer to try to uphold America’s Paris commitments despite the federal withdrawal…” click here for more

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