This last January was the hottest January in the history of our planet. The last five years were the hottest five years in the history of our planet.

Last year, the world watched as millions of acres of forest burned in Australia. It’s been estimated that one billion animals died in those bushfires. Meanwhile, sea levels are rising, tropical storms are intensifying and extreme weather events are only becoming more frequent and destructive.

Climate change is not a problem we can put off until tomorrow—it’s a global crisis that we can’t ignore.

That’s why I introduced legislation with 33 other Senate cosponsors that would ensure our country reduces greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by no later than 2050.

Please join me in supporting the Clean Economy Act, legislation that would put our country on a path to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Experts have said that we need to prevent our planet warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change, but time is running out.

We’re about to lose our only shot to prevent global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius—we’re about to lose our only shot to save our one and only planet.

We can’t wait for President Trump to leave the White House to demand climate action.

We need climate action now. Make your voice heard now and join me in supporting the Clean Economy Act.

Thank you,

Tom