vmax Posted June 1, 2018 Posted June 1, 2018 I've been saying the U.S. is totally missing the boat by not going green. If we went all out to develop this technology, then the rest of the world would be buying from us. Our economy would boom like it did after WW2. As a bonus....there may be a rest of the world in the future. On the same day Trump abdicated climate leadership last year, we formed the U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold the Paris Agreement commitment in our states. In just one year, the alliance has grown into a bipartisan coalition of 17 governors representing 40% of the U.S. population and a $9 trillion economy — larger than that of every country in the world but the U.S. and China.President Trump’s announcement last year centered on his allegation that the Paris Agreement hurts the U.S. economy. The fact that our collective economies are stronger than non-alliance states proves just the opposite. Alliance states are not only reducing emissions more rapidly than the rest of the country, but we are also expanding our per capita economic output twice as fast. Alliance states are attracting billions of dollars in climate and clean energy investments that have created 1.3 million clean energy jobs. The Alliance states are not alone: meeting the most ambitious goals of the Paris Agreement is projected to save the world $30 trillion in avoided economic damages. While the Paris Agreement is one of the greatest tests in global collaboration, this interstate effort stands as one of the biggest and most important experiments in American policymaking. From modernizing power grids to scaling up renewable energy and reducing pollution, we are saving money and cleaning our air.We will do everything in our power to defend and continue our climate actions.https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/06/01/climate-change-work-continues-trumps-paris-retreat-governors-column/661059002/ Really feels good to see Maryland as one of the States. US Climate AllianceCalifornia | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Hawaii | Maryland | Massachusetts | Minnesota || New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | Vermont || Virginia | Washington | Quote
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