Quick Facts:
On March 13, 2020, over 70 organizations wrote to NC Governor Roy Cooper, asking him to use his authority to prevent future climate disasters (See Press Conference Highlights).
They announced the NC Climate Emergency campaign and held a press conference featuring the voices of youth and impacted communities.
You can help! Contact the Governor or ask your organization to formally endorse the campaign.
Learn more about why scientists are saying the climate crisis is truly an emergency.
Resources
The campaign’s newspaper ad (click to enlarge). Thank you to NC artist Jennifer Miller for the beautiful image at the bottom.
Recent News
We’ve fought the pandemic together. Let’s do the same with climate change. — News & Observer
Reducing methane emissions is crucial for limiting climate change in the near term. Doing so can provide vital benefits, including fewer people dying from air pollution and heat waves and harmed by powerful storms and wildfires. The climate crisis demands that we stop building fossil fuel infrastructure immediately.
SEE ALL Climate Urgency POSTSGovernor Roy Cooper Led North Carolina to Act on Climate Change. Will That Help Him Win a 2nd Term? — Inside Climate News
“The climate crisis demands that we stop building new fossil fuel infrastructure immediately,” Duke University climate scientist Drew Shindell, 40 former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials and leaders of the environmental group NC WARN wrote to Cooper and Duke Energy on Sept. 14.
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