'Our constituents are counting on the federal government to use all tools at our disposal to save our planet.'
in New York and next week's United Nations Climate Ambition Summit in the city, adds:
Climate disasters are increasing in frequency and severity. Wildfire flames and smoke are forcing communities to evacuate across the country. Sea-level rise is shrinking coastal areas and dismantling infrastructure. Hurricanes are becoming stronger, devastating entire communities, and headlines of record-breaking heat and cold are starting to become normal. July was the hottest month in recorded history. The climate crisis is here now and causing widespread death and destruction.
Noting that nearly a quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are generated from federal lands, the letter stresses that "it is still possible to keep international climate commitments and limit warming to 1.5° C," the Paris agreement's more ambitious objective."If we are to reach this goal, however, we must continue to turn our current climate trajectory around in the next couple of years," the lawmakers asserted.
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