To: Governor John Bel Edwards
Commit Louisiana to Paris Climate Agreement
Please put the lives of our children, of all children, first. Please agree to adopt, honor, and uphold the commitments to the goals enshrined in the Paris Agreement.
Why is this important?
On June 1, 2017, the current president declared that America would no longer abide by the agreements of the Paris Climate Accords. This is an agreement that was made to mitigate the affects of greenhouses gases on global climate change. It has been signed by 195 countries.
This is a move that purports to put America first but in reality puts the Earth last. It is now up to the governors of the 50 individual United States of America to do what Trump will not.
This issue is particularly important to the state of Louisiana. Scientifically recognized maps show our state being mostly under water in the very foreseeable future. This may or may not be a preventable future but the least we can do is slow it down.