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COP24 – Fighting for Our Future: U.S. Climate Alliance at COP24
Katowice, Poland | December 8-10, 2018
U.S. Climate Alliance-Affiliated Events at COP24 in Katowice, Poland (all times local):
Harnessing the Power of Nature to Slow Climate Change
When: December 8, 2018 at 12:30-1:30pm
Stream: https://www.wearestillin.com/cop24
Participants:
- Reed Schuler, Senior Policy Advisor to Washington Governor Jay Inslee
- John Verdieck, Director of International Climate Policy, The Nature Conservancy
- Lisa Manley, Senior Director, Sustainability Engagement and Partnerships, Mars
Transforming the US Market to Phase-Down Potent HFCs
When: December 10, 2018 at 2-3pm
Stream: https://www.wearestillin.com/cop24
Participants:
- Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board
- Jim Wolf, President, Global Policy Associates & consultant to Ingersoll Rand
- Jake Schmidt, Managing Director, International Program, Natural Resources Defense Council
About the Alliance
Launched on June 1, 2017 by the governors of Washington, New York, and California to help fill the void left by President Trump’s initial decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, the Alliance has grown to include 24 governors from across the U.S. representing approximately 60% of the U.S. economy and 55% of the U.S. population. Governors in the Alliance have pledged to collectively reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 26-28% by 2025, 50-52% by 2030, and 61-66% by 2035, all below 2005 levels, and collectively achieve overall net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as practicable, and no later than 2050.
The Alliance’s states and territories will continue to advance innovative and impactful climate solutions to grow the economy, create jobs, and protect public health, and have a long record of action and results. In fact, the Alliance reduced its collective net greenhouse gas emissions by 19% between 2005 and 2022, while increasing collective GDP by 30%, and is on track to meet its near-term climate goal by reducing collective GHG emissions 26% below 2005 levels by 2025. The coalition’s states and territories are employing more workers in the clean energy sector, achieving lower levels of dangerous air pollutants, and preparing more effectively for climate impacts and executing more pre-disaster planning than the rest of the country.
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