© 2024
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
An update has been released for the Android version of the WAMC App that addresses performance issues. Please check the Google Play Store to download and update to the latest version.

Burlington Mayor Discusses We Are Still In Climate Mayors’ Effort

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger
Burlington VT Mayor's Office
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger

President Donald Trump announced on June 1st that his administration would pull the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord.  The move was criticized not only by environmental activists but also business and municipal concerns.  Earlier this week more than 200 members of the Climate Mayors coalition signed the U.S. Climate Alliance’s “We Are Still In” open letter to the global community.  Among those in this region committing to support the Paris agreement is Burlington, Vermont Mayor Miro Weinberger.  The Democrat says the letter is consistent with the city’s long-time position on the environment."Certainly the entire time I’ve been mayor and really going back further than that the city of Burlington has long been taking proactive steps to address climate change and renewable energy issues  and in some ways this is just a reaffirmation of that. On the other hand I think what’s going on with that “We Are Still In” letter is interesting and new in that what it says is because most of the actions that actually impact climate change are actions and decisions that need to be made by parties other than the federal government - municipalities, states, businesses, civil society - because those are the decisions that ultimately will determine whether or not we meet our climate goals it may be possible for us to meet the Paris agreement goals even if we have a few years of President Trump not actively cooperating and participating.  And that’s what we’re going to try to do."      

http://www.wearestillin.com/

http://www.climate-mayors.org/blog/

http://www.climate-mayors.org/
 

Related Content