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Hi John -
To have any chance of a safe, healthy planet, we need massive investments
in renewable energy — roughly $4 trillion where it’s most needed each
year.^1
And that money is out there.
Right now, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, along with the other
finance ministers from the world’s wealthiest democracies — the G7 — are
meeting to agree on how to spend billions of dollars in investments.
The United States and these six other countries hold almost 30% of the
world’s wealth, about $49 trillion. They are some of the largest funders
of coal oil, and gas, and the biggest emitters.^2,3
The G7 — including the United States — must take responsibility and lead
the creation of a transformative financial plan for our climate.
Secretary Yellen and the other finance ministers are vulnerable to public
opinion, so we need to call on them en masse to show real leadership at
this critical moment.
[ [link removed] ]Will you send Secretary Yellen a message today while they’re in talks?
We’ve made it easy. It will take one minute and will land in her inbox
immediately.
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My heart breaks with every headline I read: devastating floods killing
hundreds of people; violent and intensifying tornados that destroy lives
and livelihoods — all because of climate change.
The money exists to stop this from being our daily reality.
This month, fossil fuel companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron are
announcing record profits at the expense of our planet — profits that
could be used to pay for the climate chaos they’ve caused if countries
like the United States actually held them accountable.
If the G7 diverted its immense resources towards making polluters pay and
championing the energy transition, we could have renewable energy that
meets the needs of communities everywhere.
This group of countries wants to be seen as climate leaders, and letters,
petitions and actions from our movement and people just like
you, John,
have made them change course. Last month, the G7 climate ministers
announced they'll phase out coal power by 2035 and committed again to
tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency.^4
But we need more than warm words. We need money. So we’re going to the
people who control the purse strings and asking them to pay up for real
action.
[ [link removed] ]Will you pressure Secretary Yellen to do better by sending her a letter
now?
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In solidarity
Deborah Wong for 350.org
1 - [ [link removed] ]UN Trade and Development
2 - [ [link removed] ]IMF
3 - [ [link removed] ]Oil Change International
4 - [ [link removed] ]The Guardian
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