Prince George's County, Maryland’s Post

"The bottom line: Climate change isn’t waiting for better budget scenarios. A climate bond this year will directly and immediately advance our state’s readiness and resilience. It removes the annual funding uncertainty that is downright dangerous. This investment will more than pay for itself by reducing the impacts and losses of future climate-driven events." Save The Bay firmly supports a climate bond on this year's ballot. We need Governor Newsom to endorse the climate bond proposals for consistent and prioritised funding for climate resilience projects. https://lnkd.in/dc_E-PSQ Save the Redwoods League TOGETHER Bay Area Coalition for Clean Air

California needs a climate bond. The threats of climate change will not wait for better budget years, and a climate bond this year will directly and immediately advance our state's readiness and resilience. Read The Mercury News op-ed, 'Opinion: Climate change won't wait for better budget years. Californians need climate bonds now,' here: https://ow.ly/ou4A50RHt0N.

While the Biden-Harris Administration has made unprecedented progress in addressing climate change, there is much more work to be done. To help the next administration foster a more equitable and sustainable future for millions of people, we’ve released "Protecting Coastal Communities from Climate Impacts: An Agenda for the Next President." Drawing on our Climate Readiness Framework for Coastal Cities, the agenda identifies how the next administration should support and invest in ocean climate solutions across our five policy themes. As #ClimateWeek gets underway, policymakers and activists can use our agenda to envision how strong and sustained federal support can help coastal cities adapt to and manage climate risks. Read the full agenda: https://lnkd.in/ecKnqARi

#ClimateWeekNYC is officially underway, and we're thrilled to see so many organizations engaging in discussions about securing a more resilient future for coastal communities. For more information on how the federal government can support these efforts, check out our latest publication "Protecting Coastal Communities from Climate Impacts: An Agenda for the Next President" ⤵️

U.S. coastal cities remain unprepared for climate change. Leaders and activists focused on federal policy must carry that knowledge into Climate Week—and in the months that follow—as they shape solutions for our future president. To help frame those discussions, Urban Ocean Lab has released an agenda for the next administration: https://lnkd.in/eGBr-Vz4

Thrilled to join today’s The Washington Post Climate Summit. We must cut through the clutter to elevate the #climatecrisis with an urgency that matches the science, and events like this led by respected media outlets can play a huge role. Great to hear from John Podesta, Gov. Wes Moore & others about America’s huge progress on climate solutions, including our massive, world-leading investments in every aspect of delivering #Forests4Climate. Special thanks to Governor Moore for lifting up Maryland's leadership to plant #TreeEquity 🌳 in cities as a central piece of the State's climate action and climate justice efforts. We urgently need the climate-safe cooling and clean air from trees in every neighborhood. American Forests 1t.org US Chapter Forest-Climate Working Group #ClimateChange #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #ClimateSolutions

In the last few years, we’ve seen significant progress on national climate policies and regulations. In this blog from our senior organizing director and affiliate liaison, Bill Bradlee, learn about some of these successes and what comes next. #ClimateHope #ActOnClimate

Many cities are looking for more ways to combat climate change with less resources. Institute for Local Government highlights how City of Paramount, City of East Palo Alto, and Bakersfield are using budget-conscious strategies to fund and develop local climate action plans. https://lnkd.in/gN8iYtwH

Kamala Harris wants not only to see votes growing, but also mangroves! While politics might be blury sometimes, Harris commitment to protect coastal communities seems to be crystal clear. Even though the Biden-administration have done more than any earlier president on climate change, the rumors go that Harris will go much further. "I am proud to announce that our administration will invest $562 million to fund climate resilient projects in 149 coastal cities, towns, and counties across America.", she said during a visit to Florida: https://lnkd.in/ehqb6mHY And she continued: "To live in a coastal community is to be on the frontlines of the climate crisis." Mangrove forests only grow at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Therefore they do not grow in Europe. But in the southern part of the US, in Florida, Louisiana and Texas they are crucial for protection against extreme weather and rising tides. Their powerful roots keeping the soil and land in place! VP Harris has been vocal on climate change and has argued for the allocation of $20 billion for a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (EPA), aimed at aiding disadvantaged communities facing climate impacts. While president Biden has done more than any other president for the climate, the expectation is that a Harris administration will take it to another level. https://lnkd.in/esdWGK-p VP Harris and the Biden administration has also been instrumental for the US lauching its ever first Federal Guidelines on high quality offsets to remove CO2 from the air. The offsets and carbon credits are crucial for financing reforesation of mangroves and other blue carbon projects. To remove carbon from the atmosphere will be crucial according to the IPCC if we want to get anywhere close to reaching net-zero by 2050. Read more about the federal guidelines from May this year here: https://lnkd.in/eaCEv6SE