What You Can Do About the Paris Agreement
Donald Trump announced that the United States is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, and that’s really scary for the future of our planet. But all hope is not lost: Not only are countries around the world recommitting to hitting their Paris goals, but cities and states in the United States are announcing that they still intend to reduce emissions according to the Paris Agreement.
Call your county board members, city council members, and state legislatures to commit to reducing emissions and hit our Paris Agreement commitments!
Your county board, city council or state legislature probably has a different schedule than Congress. For example, many state legislatures are only in session for part of the year. But you can reach out to them any time to ask them to make climate a priority.
Here’s your script: “Hi, my name is [Your Name] and I’m a constituent from [your town or neighborhood]. I’m calling because I’m very concerned about President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Climate change is a serious threat for our community, and I want [your board member, council member or representative] to make reducing [our town/county/state’s] emissions a top priority. Will you support setting an emissions reduction target to make sure our community meets our Paris Agreement commitments even if the federal government won’t?”