From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org):
Last week, the White House released the Fourth National Climate Assessment. This report, which is mandated by Congress, provides the US public with the best available science on climate change and its impacts on the United States.
The findings prove, yet again, why we need climate action: The United States is already suffering economic and public health damages from climate change-fueled wild fires, heat waves, and floods, and these damages will get worse if we don’t take bold action to address it.
The report finds that if we don’t reduce global warming emissions, some sectors of the economy could see losses exceeding $100 billion each year by the end of the century. That’s more than the gross domestic product of some US states. And these losses won’t be borne equitably: the report finds that communities of color and lower-income communities may be more exposed to climate change impacts.
We need our federal elected officials to take these findings seriously and enter the new year ready to roll up their sleeves and advocate for national action on climate change. Go to https://secure.ucsusa.org/onlineactions/epKiipydtkmwqZrIHE5Hhg2 to write your members of Congress and tell your personal story of why climate action is important to you and your community, and why you demand climate leadership from your legislators in the new Congress.
It’s abundantly clear that we need federal resources and leadership to create more resilient communities that are able to address the impacts of a changing climate while working towards equitable climate solutions that sharply reduce global warming emissions. Write to your legislators and express the urgency behind this new climate science report and your expectation for action on climate in the new year.
Climate scientists have weighed in on the impacts of a warming planet. Now we need people across country to take the science back to our decisionmakers.
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