As New York and London mayors, we call on all cities to divest from fossil fuels
Mon 10 Sep 2018 01.00 EDT
Last modified on Mon 10 Sep 2018 06.18 EDT
Together, the worlds urban centres can send a message to the fossil fuel industry: join us in tackling climate change
Bill de Blasio is mayor of New York City and Sadiq Khan is mayor of London
This summer it seemed as if our two cities had changed places. London was hot and dry while New York had days and days of rain. According to leading scientists, the heatwave in Europe over recent months was made twice as likely by climate change resulting from human activity. There is also growing evidence of the link between climate change and the frequency of major floods, as well as the severity of hurricanes.
Its clear that what we think of now as freak weather in our cities is likely to become the new normal, and that climate change poses a huge threat to the futures of our children, and many generations to come.
As mayors, we are not only committed to taking bold action to tackle climate change and to improve the lives of those we represent, but also to showing others the way. Thats why, ahead of the Global Climate Action Summit in California, we are calling on other cities to stand with us to divest their assets from fossil fuel companies. Today we are announcing a new global initiative for cities on divestment and sustainable investment. Working through the C40 Climate Leadership Group, London and New York will co-chair the Cities Divest/Invest forum, a global network for cities that will not only enable us to share tools, knowledge and experiences, but also to advocate for action on divestment and green investment.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/10/london-new-york-cities-divest-fossil-fuels-bill-de-blasio-sadiq-khan?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco
BigmanPigman
(51,626 posts)got barely any coverage in the US. CA Gov Brown is poised to sign AB100...like Hawaii already did. 100% renewable energy and no fossil fuels. Call you state Gov and demand the same! Businesses, jobs, education all need to change NOW! Time is up...we are in climate change and it will take centuries to get the earth back to normal.
https://riseforclimate.org/
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)The subject of climate change should be front and center every day on television news. I think we both know why they ignore it.