177 US Climate Mayors commit to adopt honor and uphold Paris Climate Agreement

USPA NEWS - The President´s denial of global warming is getting a cold reception from America´s cities. As 177 US Mayors representing 51 million Americans, we will adopt, honor, and uphold the commitments to the goals enshrined in the Paris Agreement. We will intensify efforts to meet each of our cities´ current climate goals, push for new action to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius target, and work together to create a 21st century clean energy economy.

The President´s denial of global warming is getting a cold reception from America´s cities. As 177 US Mayors representing 51 million Americans, we will adopt, honor, and uphold the commitments to the goals enshrined in the Paris Agreement. We will intensify efforts to meet each of our cities´ current climate goals, push for new action to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius target, and work together to create a 21st century clean energy economy. We will continue to lead. We are increasing investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency. We will buy and create more demand for electric cars and trucks. We will increase our efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, create a clean energy economy, and stand for environmental justice. And if the President wants to break the promises made to our allies enshrined in the historic Paris Agreement, we´ll build and strengthen relationships around the world to protect the planet from devastating climate risks. The world cannot wait“Š“”“Šand neither will we. Signed, Mayor Eric Garcetti City of Los Angeles, CA Mayor Martin J Walsh City of Boston, MA Mayor Bill de Blasio New York City, NY Mayor Sylvester Turner City of Houston, TX Mayor Madeline Rogero City of Knoxville, TN Mayor Rahm Emanuel City of Chicago, IL Mayor Ed Murray City of Seattle, WA Mayor Jim Kenney City of Philadelphia, PA Mayor Kasim Reed City of Atlanta, GA Mayor Lioneld Jordan City of Fayetteville, AR Mayor Trish Herrera Spencer City of Alameda, CA Mayor Kathy Sheehan City of Albany, NY Mayor Allison Silberberg City of Alexandria, VA Mayor Jeanne Sorg City of Ambler, PA Mayor Ethan Berkowitz City of Anchorage, AK Mayor Terence Roberts City of Anderson, SC Mayor Christopher Taylor City of Ann Arbor, MI Mayor Van W Johnson City of Apalachicola, FL Mayor Susan Ornelas City of Arcata, CA Mayor Esther Manheimer City of Asheville, NC Mayor Steve Skadron City of Aspen, CO Mayor Kasim Reed City of Atlanta, GA Mayor Steve Adler City of Austin, TX Mayor Gordon Ringberg City of Bayfield, WI Mayor Jesse Arreguin City of Berkeley, CA Mayor William Bell City of Birmingham, AL Mayor Ron Rordam City of Blacksburg, VA Mayor John Hamilton City of Bloomington, IN Mayor Dave Bieter City of Boise, ID Mayor Martin J Walsh City of Boston, MA Mayor Suzanne Jones City of Boulder, CO Mayor Carson Taylor City of Bozeman, MT Mayor Eric Mamula Town of Breckenridge, CO Mayor Lori S. Liu City of Brisbane, CA Mayor Brenda Hess City of Buchanan, MI Mayor Byron W Brown City of Buffalo, NY Mayor Miro Weinberger City of Burlington, VT Mayor E Denise Simmons City of Cambridge, MA Mayor Lydia Lavelle City of Carrboro, NC Mayor Pam Hemminger City of Chapel Hill, NC Mayor John J Tecklenburg City of Charleston, SC Mayor Jennifer Roberts City of Charlotte, NC Mayor Andy Berke City of Chattanooga, TN Mayor Rahm Emanuel City of Chicago, IL Mayor Mary Casillas Salas City of Chula Vista, CA Mayor Brian Treece City of Columbia, MO Mayor Stephen K Benjamin City of Columbia, SC Mayor Biff Traber City of Corvallis, OR Mayor Jeffrey Cooper Culver City, CA Mayor Mike Rawlings City of Dallas, TX Mayor Robb Davis City of Davis, CA Mayor Cary Glickstein City of Delray Beach, FL Mayor Michael Hancock City of Denver, CO Mayor Frank Cownie City of Des Moines, IA Mayor Josh Maxwell City of Downingtown, PA Mayor Roy D Buol City of Dubuque, IA Mayor William V Bell City of Durham, NC Mayor David Kaptain City of Elgin, IL Mayor Lucy Vinis City of Eugene, OR Mayor Stephen H Hagerty City of Evanston, IL Mayor Lioneld Jordan City of Fayetteville, AR Mayor Coral J Evans City of Flagstaff, AZ Mayor Jack Seiler City of Fort Lauderdale, FL Mayor Tom Henry City of Fort Wayne, IN Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson City of Gary, IN Mayor Rosalyn Bliss City of Grand Rapids, MI Mayor Nancy Vaughan City of Greensboro, NC Mayor Joy Cooper City of Hallandale Beach, FL Mayor Luke Bronin City of Hartford, CT Mayor Peter Swiderski City of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY Mayor Nancy R. Rotering City of Highland Park, IL Mayor Gayle Brill Mittler City of Highland Park, NJ Mayor Tom Stevens Town of Hillsborough, NC Mayor Dawn Zimmer City of Hoboken, NJ Mayor Josh Levy City of Hollywood, FL Mayor Alex B Morse City of Holyoke, MA Mayor Paul Blackburn City of Hood River, OR Mayor Sylvester Turner City of Houston, TX Mayor Candace B Hollingsworth City of Hyattsville, MD Mayor Svante Myrick City of Ithaca, NY Mayor Steven M Fulop Jersey City, NJ Mayor Sly James Kansas City, MO Mayor Nina Jonas City of Ketchum, ID Mayor Steve Noble City of Kingston, NY Mayor Madeline Rogero City of Knoxville, TN Mayor Adam Paul City of Lakewood, CO Mayor Michael Summers City of Lakewood, OH Mayor Christine Berg City of Lafayette, CO Mayor Richard J Kaplan City of Lauderhill, FL Mayor Mark Stodola City of Little Rock, AR Mayor Robert Garcia City of Long Beach, CA Mayor Dennis Coombs City of Longmont, CO Mayor Eric Garcetti City of Los Angeles, CA Mayor Marico Sayoc City of Los Gatos, CA Mayor Paul R Soglin City of Madison, WI Mayor Kirsten Keith City of Menlo Park, CA Mayor Tomas Regalado City of Miami, FL Mayor Philip Levine City of Miami Beach, FL Mayor Gurdip Brar City of Middleton, WI Mayor Daniel Drew City of Middletown, CT Mayor Reuben D. Holober City of Millbrae, CA Mayor Tom Barrett City of Milwaukee, WI Mayor Mark Gamba City of Milwaukie, OR Mayor Betsy Hodges City of Minneapolis, MN Mayor John Hollar City of Montpelier, VT Mayor Timothy Dougherty City of Morristown, NJ Mayor Fred Courtright City of Mount Pocono, PA Mayor Ken Rosenberg City of Mountain View, CA Mayor Megan Barry City of Nashville, TN Mayor Jon Mitchell City of New Bedford, MA Mayor Toni N Harp City of New Haven, CT Mayor Mitch Landrieu City of New Orleans, LA Mayor Bill de Blasio New York City, NY Mayor Francis M. Womack North Brunswick Township, NJ Mayor Donna D Holaday City of Newburyport, MA Mayor Setti Warren City of Newton, MA Mayor David J. Narkewicz City of Northampton, MA Mayor Jennifer White City of Nyack, NY Mayor Libby Schaaf City of Oakland, CA Mayor Cheryl Selby City of Olympia, WA Mayor Buddy Dyer City of Orlando, FL Mayor Greg Scharff City of Palo Alto, CA Mayor Jack Thomas Park City, UT Mayor Jim Kenney City of Philadelphia, PA Mayor Greg Stanton City of Phoenix, AZ Mayor William Peduto City of Pittsburgh, PA Mayor Ted Wheeler City of Portland, OR Mayor Liz Lempert City of Princeton, NJ Mayor Jorge O Elorza City of Providence, RI Mayor Nancy McFarlane City of Raleigh, NC Mayor John Marchione City of Redmond, WA Mayor John Seybert Redwood City, CA Mayor Hillary Schieve City of Reno, NV Mayor Tom Butt City of Richmond, CA Mayor Levar Stoney City of Richmond, VA Mayor Daniel Guzzi City of Rockwood, MI Mayor Mike Fournier City of Royal Oak, MI Mayor Darrell Steinberg City of Sacramento, CA Mayor Christopher Coleman City of Saint Paul, MN Mayor Kim Driscoll City of Salem, MA Mayor Jackie Biskupski Salt Lake City, UT Mayor Kevin Faulconer City of San Diego, CA Mayor Ed Lee City of San Francisco, CA Mayor Sam Liccardo City of San Jose, CA Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter City of San Leandro, CA Mayor Heidi Harmon City of San Luis Obispo, CA Mayor Miguel Pulido City of Santa Ana, CA Mayor Helene Schneider City of Santa Barbara, CA Mayor Lisa M. Gillmor City of Santa Clara, CA Mayor Javier M Gonzales City of Santa Fe, NM Mayor Ted Winterer City of Santa Monica, CA Mayor Chris Lain City of Savanna, IL Mayor Ed Murray City of Seattle, WA Mayor Scott A Saunders City of Smithville, TX Mayor Joe Curtatone City of Somerville, MA Mayor Domenic J Sarno City of Springfield, MA Mayor Lyda Krewson City of St Louis, MO Mayor Len Pagano City of St Peters, MO Mayor Rick Kriseman City of St Petersburg, FL Mayor Michael Tubbs City of Stockton, CA Mayor Glenn Hendricks City of Sunnyvale, CA Mayor Michael J Ryan City of Sunrise, FL Mayor Daniel E Dietch City of Surfside, FL Mayor Stephanie A Miner City of Syracuse, NY Mayor Marilyn Strickland City of Tacoma, WA Mayor Kate Stewart City of Takoma Park, MD Mayor Andrew Gillum City of Tallahassee, FL Mayor Bob Buckhorn City of Tampa, FL Mayor Jim Carruthers Traverse City, MI Mayor Eric E Jackson City of Trenton, NJ Mayor Jonathan Rothschild City of Tucson, AZ Mayor Diane Marlin City of Urbana, IL Mayor Dave Chapin City of Vail, CO Mayor Muriel Bowser City of Washington, D.C. Mayor Oscar Rios City of Watsonville, CA Mayor Edward O´Brien City of West Haven, CT Mayor Lauren Meister City of West Hollywood, CA Mayor Jeri Muoio City of West Palm Beach, FL Mayor Christopher Cabaldon City of West Sacramento, CA Mayor Daniel Corona City of West Wendover, NV Mayor Thomas M Roach City of White Plains, NY Mayor Debora Fudge City of Windsor, CA Mayor Allen Joines City of Winston Salem, NC Mayor Angel Barajas City of Woodland, CA Mayor Joseph M Petty City of Worcester, MA Mayor Mike Spano City of Yonkers, NY Mayor Amanda Maria Edmonds City of Ypsilanti, MI Updated signatories as of 4pm PT on June 2, 2017 Climate Mayors (aka, Mayors National Climate Action Agenda, or MNCAA) is a network of 188 U.S. mayors“Š“”“Šrepresenting over 54 million Americans in red states and blue states“Š“”“Šworking together to strengthen local efforts for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting efforts for binding federal and global-level policy making. Climate Mayors recently released an open letter to President Trump to oppose his actions thus far against climate action. In January, 30 Climate Mayors issued an EV RFI to show automakers and manufacturers that 114,000 of their cities´ cars and trucks could be electrified