America's Pledge is a coalition of cities, states, universities, businesses, public sector leaders and citizens that want to ensure that United States fulfill its commitments in
Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement (french: Accord de Paris), often referred to as the Paris Accords or the Paris Climate Accords, is an international treaty on climate change. Adopted in 2015, the agreement covers climate change mitigation, Climate change a ...
and remains a global leader in the fight against climate change. The organization was created and is led by
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman, politician, philanthropist, and author. He is the majority owner, co-founder and CEO of Bloomberg L.P. He was Mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013, and was a ca ...
and
Jerry Brown
Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 34th and 39th governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected Secretary of S ...
. It was created in 2017 when
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
decided to pull out from the
Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement (french: Accord de Paris), often referred to as the Paris Accords or the Paris Climate Accords, is an international treaty on climate change. Adopted in 2015, the agreement covers climate change mitigation, Climate change a ...
. The coalition is collecting and spreading information about climate action in the United States and create further action by providing to cities, businesses, states, in USA and possibly abroad, the necessary information for organizing it.
According to the coalition's 2019 report, the number of Americans who support the aim of the initiative is growing. The report states that multiple coalitions committed to support of the Paris Agreement represent 65% of the U.S. population, 51% of
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and 68% of the U.S. GDP. Already existing policy by these coalitions could reduce emissions by 19% by 2025 and by 25% by 2030, from the level in the year 2005, according to the report which also claims that additional local action without governmental support could reduce greenhouse gas emission of USA by 37% by 2030 from the level in 2005. With federal support, the report claims, the emissions could be reduced by 49% by 2030 and achieve a decline consistent with the 1.5 degree target of the UN. The coalitions formed for the purpose include
We Are Still In,
US Climate Alliance,
Climate Mayors and more
See also
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Climate Mayors
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Under2 Coalition
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United States Climate Alliance
The United States Climate Alliance is a bipartisan coalition of states and unincorporated self-governing territories in the United States that are committed to upholding the objectives of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change within their ...
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We Are Still In
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Climate change in the United States
Climate change in the United States has led to the country warming by 2.6°F (1.4°C) since 1970. Due to climate change, the climate of the United States is shifting in ways that are widespread and varied between regions. From 2010 to 2019, the U ...
External links
Official site of the organization
References
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Climate change in the United States
Climate change policy in the United States