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Dear John,

Today is a day for celebration in the climate movement! Thanks to years of organizing, advocacy, activism and the collective efforts of countless Americans, including thousands of MCV members, the Biden-Harris administration announced a momentous suite of executive actions [[link removed]] to tackle the climate crisis today. These executive actions, coupled with the orders that President Biden signed on his first day in office, provide stunning relief and hope that have been hard to imagine in the climate movement for years.

Today’s executive actions will restore science based policy-making; preserve public lands and oceans; center environmental justice; and coordinate climate efforts across the federal government. These actions build on ambitious day one steps including rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, rescinding the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, and reversing immensely damaging policies of the previous administration. These efforts will help achieve the goals of a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035 and economy by 2050.

Please click here to add your name to a letter thanking President Biden for taking these vital and ambitious actions to tackle the climate crisis. [[link removed]]

The actions announced today are broad and comprehensive, and here are some of the highlights:

*
The
orders
establish
a
National
Climate
Task
Force
that
will
assemble
leaders
from
across
21
federal
agencies
and
departments
to
coordinate
bold,
equitable
climate
action.
This
recognizes
that
the
climate
crisis
affects
every
aspect
of
our
society.

*
The
orders
center
environmental
justice.
Every
federal
agency
is
now
required
to
address
the
disproportionate
impacts
of
the
climate
crisis
and
toxic
pollution
on
frontline
communities,
and
40%
of
relevant
federal
investments
will
be
directed
to
communities
that
need
them
most.

*
Today’s
actions
signal
a
serious
commitment
to
shift
away
from
fossil
fuels.
The
Biden
administration
has
paused
new
oil
and
gas
leasing
on
public
lands
-
including
for
offshore
drilling.
This
order
also
directs
federal
agencies
to
eliminate
fossil
fuel
subsidies
as
allowed
by
law
and
to
instead
invest
in
clean
energy
-
aiming
toward
goals
that
include
doubling
renewable
energy
production
by
offshore
wind
by
2030.

*
One
order
sets
a
goal
to
conserve
30%
of
U.S.
lands
and
waters
by
2030.
This
is
similar
to
Maine’s
“30x30”
commitment,
articulated
in
the
state’s
Climate
Action
Plan
and
resonates
deeply
with
Maine
people,
who
know
that
a
healthy
ocean
and
environment
are
good
for
our
economy,
our
communities,
and
ourselves.

We hope you’ll join us in pausing to soak in this moment - to heal and strengthen ourselves for the work still left to do. Cheers to you as we celebrate these victories that felt unimaginable just a few months ago.

Abbie
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