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Over 50,000 people & 195 global groups demand Biden commit the U.S. to do its “fair share” on climate
February 17, 2021 The petition is the latest call for Biden administration to walk the walk on climate by taking responsibility for historical emissions Washington — Just days before the reentry of the United States into the Paris Agreement becomes official,...
A tweet thread, a press conference, a cool video . . .
What to learn more about the US Fair Shares position? Hunter Cutting has an excellent tweet thread here. There’s a very informative press release here. A YouTube of the press briefing is available here. And there's this cool little video, which was put together by...
Bill McKibben features US Fair Shares in the New Yorker
Notably, Bill McKibben featured the USCAN fair shares position in his New Yorker Climate Newsletter — in a piece he called The Climate Debt the U.S. Owes the World. It was very widely circulated.
Press Release: Analysis Establishes U.S. ‘Fair Share’ Contribution to Paris Agreement
USCAN endorses dual Paris target in which strong support for decarbonization abroad supplements 70% emissions reductions at home by 2030 US Climate Action NetworkFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 3, 2020CONTACT: Emma Stieglitz, estieglitz@climatenexus.org, Hunter...
Webinar for Journalists
On Thursday, December 3rd, the authors of the analysis hosted a webinar for journalists to discuss the findings and their implications for the incoming Biden administration. Below is the recording of the webinar. Panelists: Rev. Susannah Tuttle, Director of North...
US Fair Shares Op-Ed in Sierra Magazine
"It’s Time for the US to Carry Its Fair Share on Climate Change" This piece was originally published in the magazine "Sierra". Photo by Andrei Metelev/istock The term “climate injustice” is easy to understand. When the poor and vulnerable people of New Orleans or...
USCAN Adopts Fair Shares Position
On July 17th 2020, a long USCAN alignment process, led by USCAN members ActionAid USA, North Carolina Interfaith Power and Light, the Center for Biological Diversity and EcoEquity led to the adoption of the following statement: USCAN believes that the US fair share of...
Webinar Recording: “Climate Action and the Responsibility of the Rich”
View below a webinar recording of a webinar held on 23 September 2019 on the topic of "Climate Action and the Responsibility of the Rich," organized by Action Aid USA. While not precisely reflecting the exact same benchmarks as USCAN position on this website, the...