I'm excited to share some important news from our climate movement, John.
After months of negotiations, the U.S. Senate finally reached an agreement yesterday to approve a climate and energy bill worth $369 billion dollars.
This is a day to mark a generational-scale investment in the energy transition, a step towards momentum, and crucially, a step that enables the United States to join its global allies in taking national climate action.
John, over the past decade we have focused our efforts on movement building — and this milestone shows that movement building creates political opportunities like this landmark piece of climate legislation.
I'll say more about the fight ahead below, but for now, I want to underscore that this bill is an important step forward, and in the long work of movement building, steps forward are desperately needed.
So today, I'm asking you to help us take that next step forward together:
If you can't donate today, I completely understand. Times are tough right now and I know so many of us are struggling. So if that's the case, please consider taking two minutes to share a moment in the climate movement that you're most proud of.
John, there are some real victories in this bill: lengthening the tax credits for green energy projects from two to ten years to ensure steady growth in the wind and solar industry; providing incentives for consumers to buy electric vehicles; and installing heat pumps to make green energy use more widespread.
However, there are also too many giveaways to the fossil fuel industry, and specifically to Sen. Joe Manchin – including guaranteeing the Mountain Valley Pipeline goes through; mandating oil leasing on public lands in the Gulf and Alaska; and allowing for millions of acres of land and offshore oil and gas leases.
What the world needs now is an unequivocal commitment by those in power to shut down the fossil fuel industry. The world is watching the steps the U.S. will take around climate change — especially leading up to the UN’s climate change conference, COP 27, this coming fall.
We must do everything possible to support the frontline communities who contribute the least to this crisis, but are already suffering the most from it. We can’t afford to water down any further action — not for Joe Manchin, not for the fossil fuel industry, not for anyone.
That’s why our movement will keep the pressure on President Biden every day until he keeps his climate promises, including declaring a Climate Emergency, and we won’t stop until we see the federal climate action that will shut down the fossil fuel industry and properly address the global climate crisis. Your first investment in 350.org's climate movement will go a very long way in the fight to dismantle the fossil fuel industry, which is why I am asking you today:
Thank you again for all you do. More updates soon.
In solidarity,
May Boeve
Executive Director
350.org
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