Trump aside, America will battle climate change
Admiral
James Stradvidis said “fighting climate change is the ultimate team sport.” By
withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, President Trump put the world’s
strongest player on the bench, leaving the rest of the team alone to take on a
very tough opponent: climate change.
While
our president may have ceded our leadership role on this team, many Americans
are not willing to do so. Fortunately, they have found other ways to level the
playing field and continue the fight.
The Bee editorial (online
June 1) expertly laid out what California is doing to further the fight on
climate change. Other U.S. cities and states have pledged to honor and uphold
the commitments in the Paris accord. The House of Representatives now has 40
members in its Climate Solutions Caucus (which
purposefully has equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats). In the few days
since the announcement, the business community, including oil companies such as Exxon, have pledged to uphold
their commitments.
America
is not ready to sit on the bench. Even without leadership at the top, the fight
will continue from the ground up. As French President Emmanuel Macron has said,
“Let’s make our planet great again!”
Loren Alving
June 6, 2017
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