187 mayors adopt Paris climate accord after U.S. pulls out (xp from GD)

[KelleyKramer]

Wow, looks like most of the mayors in the US are not going to just stand by idle while Trump and his idiot supporters attempt to fry the planet....


187 mayors adopt Paris climate accord after U.S. pulls out (updated)

“The world cannot wait—and neither will we”


https://www.curbed.com/2017/6/1/15726376/paris-accord-climate-change-mayors-trump


The mayors who previously pledged to ignore President Donald Trump’s climate change policies have upped their commitment after he announced his intent to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord: At least 187 cities are adopting the historic agreement themselves.

Update, June 4, 6:00 a.m. ET: A total of 187 mayors have joined the Climate Mayors agreement

The group of mayors, who represent more than 52 million Americans and some of the largest U.S. cities, outlined a plan to align with the other 194 nations that adopted the accord:

We will continue to lead. We are increasing investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency. We will buy and create more demand for electric cars and trucks. We will increase our efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, create a clean energy economy, and stand for environmental justice. And if the President wants to break the promises made to our allies enshrined in the historic Paris Agreement, we’ll build and strengthen relationships around the world to protect the planet from devastating climate risks.

The members of the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda known as the Climate Mayors had previously announced in March that they would not enforce an executive order that rolled back the previous administration’s policies to regulate energy production and reduce emissions.


Reactions to today’s withdrawal have been echoed in various other statements from city leaders. As part of a different agreement, the U.S. Conference of Mayors announced yesterday that dozens of cities will move to 100 percent clean energy in response to Trump’s decision. And a bipartisan group of mayors from the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative have published their own letter pledging climate action in the face of federal withdrawal. A group of governors have also come together for action at the state level.