Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of NYC.
From The Guardian:
“Forget the White House, a new coalition of cities, businesses and universities are taking a lead role in fighting climate change…
[not to mention the enormous upswell of citizens, gardeners, bee keepers, renewable energy inventors, fighters for environmental justice, recyclers, bikers, mass transit users, large and small non-profits such as Green Map System/Sierra Club/Green Guerrilla’s and governmental groups such as GreenThumb – too many to name!!!]
Last week, the Trump administration formally notified the UN of its intention to withdraw from the Paris agreement. It was an empty gesture, because no party can actually withdraw until November 2020 (right after the next US presidential election). What matters is this: the US is on pace to reach the commitment we made under the agreement – and there is nothing Washington can do to stop us…
That progress has happened because cities, states, business and citizens all recognize the health and economic benefits of action. And they are not slowing down now. In fact, the biggest impact of Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris agreement has been to accelerate those efforts and improve public understanding of their central role in fighting climate change…
…climate change has always been driven from the bottom up…
The benefits of action – and the risks of inaction – are too great.”
