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Dear
Friends,
As you know, today
the White House announced that the United States would begin the
process of leaving the Paris Agreement. Removing the United States
from the Paris Agreement is a reckless and indefensible action. It
undermines America’s standing in the world and threatens to damage
humanity’s ability to solve the climate crisis in
time.
But disappointment
is not despair.
Make no mistake:
if President Trump won’t lead, the American people will.
Civic leaders,
mayors, governors, CEOs, investors and the majority of the business
community will take up this challenge. We are in the middle of a
clean energy revolution that no single person or group can stop.
President Trump’s decision is profoundly in conflict with what the
majority of Americans want from our president; but no matter what he
does, we will ensure that our inevitable transition to a clean
energy economy continues.
As proof, just
look at how communities like Salt Lake City, Utah and Boulder,
Colorado are committing to switch to 100 percent renewable
electricity. Just last month, California set a new record for clean
energy use in the state, and over the past several weeks and months,
major corporations and businesses from around the world reaffirmed
their commitment to clean energy, the Paris Agreement, and US
leadership on climate. The momentum of clean energy and climate
action only continues to build, and ignoring that reality is
shortsighted and wrong.
Now
it’s up to us to pick up where the White House is leaving off.
It’s up to us to keep this progress going full steam ahead. If
you’re in the US, commit to pushing your local council or mayor to
embrace renewable electricity in your community. If you’re outside
the US, commit to pressuring your leaders to fulfill your country’s
Paris Agreement pledge and keep the process moving.
My friends, it’s
time to fight like our world depends on it. Because it does. And
because together we will win.
Sincerely,
Al Gore
Founder
and Chairman
The Climate Reality Project
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