John -
The climate crisis is here, and our future can’t wait.
That’s why we’ve been on the ground in New York City alongside tens of thousands of climate activists rising up and taking action during Climate Week — not only against fossil fuel companies and the financial institutions that fund them, but also world leaders like President Biden.
The climate movement mobilized with 75,000 climate activists to flood the streets of NYC and demand President Biden phase out fossil fuels and demand equitable renewable energy solutions for all.
We participated in mass civil disobedience, joining thousands to protest and shut down the entrances to some of the biggest funders of the fossil fuel industry: The Federal Reserve, Bank of America, Citi Bank, and Blackrock.
Amidst all of that direct action, our policy team was following and responding to the summits themselves, and our Executive Director May Boeve spoke at a panel on the Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations.
These mass actions for a livable planet and future began as global leaders arrived for the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Climate Summit.
President Biden definitely felt the pressure from our climate movement, and we’ll share more of our reflections on how Biden did this week. But we want to know how YOU think Biden is doing on climate right now:
Here's the first question:
President Biden gave a last-minute speech at the U.N. General Assembly and mentioned the need to take climate change seriously.
The next day, he announced that he’d use his executive power to create the “American Climate Corps” — a paid training program that aims to bring 20,000 young people into jobs that will aid climate transition. This is a win for the movement and for the young organizers who called for it!
But Biden did not have a seat at the table at the vital U.N. Climate Ambition Summit, and has not yet risen to the people’s loudest and most urgent demand: to halt fossil fuel projects, declare a Climate Emergency, and be the climate leader we need.
We can’t stave off climate catastrophe without ending the era of fossil fuels and powering up a just transition to renewable energy, John. President Biden needs to do better.
Climate Week isn’t over yet, and we’ll continue to demand President Biden do what’s right. But we want to know what you think of President Biden’s actions during Climate Week so far.
Let us know what grade you think President Biden deserves.
In solidarity,
- Team 350
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