[1]Green New Deal Network



For the first time on record, average global temperatures have surpassed
the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius – the threshold needed to
preserve coral reefs and Arctic sea ice, and to experience less deadly
heat waves.^1 Though not an indefinite breach of the limit agreed on at
the 2015 Paris Agreement, the trend serves as a dire warning that climate
conditions are going from bad to worse.

Communities have been struck with record-breaking extreme weather events
like storms, droughts, wildfires, and temperatures soaring to
unprecedented levels, yet the local and state governments in those
affected areas struggle to provide sufficient support. Now more than ever,
we need clear, bold, unified action from the White House to step in and
provide substantial climate solutions.

Executive action can advance solutions despite the most difficult
stalemates in Congress. Here’s exactly what declaring a climate emergency
will do: By declaring climate change as a "federal emergency", President
Biden can use more tools to quickly cut carbon and bring down energy
prices. This is why President Biden must take bold action NOW.

[ [link removed] ]This Earth Day, will you join thousands of other activists to call on
President Biden to declare a climate emergency now? Add your name to our
petition now.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name »

The past four years of Biden’s presidency have shown that fossil fuel
corporations and their lobbyists can and will hold back vital legislation
to fight the climate crisis. President Biden has the power to make a lot
of progress in this fight with just one stroke of a pen — and that’s why
we need your help to apply pressure on Biden to become the climate
president he needs to be this Earth Day.

Biden can easily declare a climate emergency under the National
Emergencies Act (NEA) as an important step toward responding to the
climate crisis with the urgency it demands. Doing so would allow him to do
the following:

 1. End the era of fossil fuels: Phase out all existing fossil fuels and
prevent new fossil fuel projects by halting crude oil exports, oil and
gas drilling, and government subsidies for dirty energy.
 2. Build renewables at scale: Enact the President’s executive authority
through the Defense Production Act (DPA) to expedite a just transition
to clean energy that reduces utility costs, creates new union jobs,
and builds a resilient and reliable energy system.
 3. Protect people and planet: Prioritize the climate crisis as the
emergency it is to protect frontline communities and the environment
from the corporate influences that keep us reliant on dirty, costly
energy generated from fossil fuels.

The climate crisis is already here and getting worse right before our
eyes. We’re urging President Biden to take action now before it’s too
late. [ [link removed] ]If you’re ready to fight with us, add your name to our petition
for President Biden to declare a climate emergency! He needs to do right
by our communities.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name »

Together,

Green New Deal Network

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1. [ [link removed] ]Earth breached a feared level of warming over the past year. Are we
doomed? | Washington Post, February 8, 2024


 


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