Dear Friend,
Today, as we commemorate Earth Day, we are confronted with the
harsh reality of a climate emergency that imperils the very survival
of the human species.
In 2023, we witnessed the hottest
year on record, with the past decade marking the 10 hottest years
since we began keeping records. For decades climate scientists warned
us that we could not allow global average temperatures to reach 1.5°C
above pre-industrial levels without catastrophic, likely irreversible
damage to our planet.
We sailed
past 1.5 in the first quarter of 2024, and we are now on a collision
course with +2°C.
The
result has been a predictable and preventable wave
of catastrophic fires, floods, megastorms, and droughts. We are
watching ocean ecosystems collapse and a stark rise in climate
refugees.
The brunt of
this environmental devastation falls disproportionately on Black,
brown, Indigenous, and low-income communities – both here in the
United States and across the globe.
Yet, in the face of this existential
emergency, what do we see? Continuous expansion of fossil fuel
extraction under both Republican and Democratic
leadership.
Last year,
U.S. oil production hit an all new, record high under Biden – all
while he touts his “historic climate action” on the campaign
trail.
Despite his lofty
promises, Biden has betrayed us and our planet by continuously
expanding new drilling permits, greenlighting the Willow project and
moving forward with the largest offshore oil export terminal in the
country to be built in the Gulf of Mexico at Freeport,
TX.
While
the twin parties of war and Wall Street steer us recklessly towards a
point of no return, we will not consent to being tools in our own
demise. We assert our human right to a stable climate, clean air and
water, nourishing food, and living
soil.
We
must rally behind a real Green New Deal
– a transformative agenda that swiftly transitions us from an economic
system that ravages our only home to a sustainable society centered on
human needs and the preservation of life on Earth.
As President, I will establish the right to
a livable planet as an unalienable human right. Climate action will
begin on day one of my administration, mobilizing the full power of
our federal government to overhaul our energy, transportation, and
food production systems away from fossil fuels and towards clean,
sustainable power sources.
Ours is the only campaign slated to be on the ballot across the
country that unequivocally stands for people, planet, and peace. But
we are falling critically short of the funds we need to secure ballot
access in every state.
So
today, to seal our mutual commitment to a livable planet for all and
to guarantee that every voter has a pro-planet candidate to vote for,
we are releasing a limited edition sticker to everyone who signs up
for a recurring
donation. |
