Dear John, 

Summer is winding down, but bold action on climate is warming up. 

We’ve created an action toolkit where you can learn about the climate crisis and its intersecting issues: democracy, gender justice, economic justice, and more. Here, you can go deep on the different facets of the climate crisis, and use this information to contact your elected representatives all in the same place.

We’re experiencing the devastating impacts of the climate crisis right now, and it is on full display as communities along the Gulf take the brunt of Hurricane Ida’s crushing blow. Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, and is tied for the fifth-strongest hurricane to ever hit the mainland U.S. A UN report released earlier this month confirms—once again—that humans are responsible for climate change and this human-caused climate change is responsible for an increase in extreme weather events like this one. Elsewhere in the country, wildfires continue to burn and extreme heat is taking peoples’ lives. The climate crisis threatens to destroy everything we hold dear.  

To meet this moment and to heed the science, Congress must act now to deliver on climate, justice, and jobs.

This week, Generation Progress is once again teaming up with other organizations, in the Climate Action Campaign, to demand that our elected officials take the steps needed to rebuild our economy, create lasting economic opportunity for all, and accelerate the transition to clean energy. Our ambitious goal is 1,000,000 personal touches to the Biden administration and Congress. We want Congress to see and hear the steady drumbeat of constituents calling for climate investments to be a priority.

It has become increasingly clear that we need to take bold action in order to solve the climate crisis. This is why we’re asking you to call on Congress to make once-in-a-generation bold investments needed in a green economic recovery package.

In solidarity, 

Lotanna Obodozie

Advocacy Associate
Generation Progress