Cities pledge to double down on climate action in response to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump In an executive order signed yesterday, President Donald Trump proposed sweeping changes to the way the country regulates energy production and emissions, including rolling back most major efforts to address climate change instituted under President Barack Obama. In response, 75 U.S. mayors?representing 41 million Americans?have declared their cities won?t enforce Trump?s new policies.
The executive order seeks to halt Obama?s Clean Power Plan, a roadmap to slash U.S. power plant emissions by a third by 2030, and stop the regulation of greenhouse gases which are known to cause climate change.
It also pledges to revive the coal industry (although it is highly unlikely the dying coal industry can be revived), including lifting a moratorium on coal mining on public lands. The 75 mayors who make up the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda?also known as Climate Mayors?not only issued a strong condemnation of Trump?s actions, they outlined specific ways they will continue their collective work to stop climate change, regardless of the federal government.
The signatories include mayors of all major metropolitan areas like New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and D.C., as well as smaller cities like Santa Monica, California, Park City, Utah, and Eugene, Oregon.
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