In just a few days, more than 60,000 people around the world, alongside 52 mayors of many of the world’s great cities, representing 275 million citizens, asked G20 leaders to step up for the planet at the recent G20 Summit. We did it! We are grateful that 19 of the G20 Heads of State have listened to our calls and recognise that the Paris Agreement is “irreversible”. The statements made by Chancellor Merkel, President Macron, President Xi and many others in Hamburg, show that the majority of the world’s richest nations recognise the urgency of the climate change crisis and are ready to act. In light of the US decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, it is not surprising that President Trump finds himself utterly isolated on the issue of climate change. US negotiators may have succeeded in inserting a reference to fossil fuels in the final G20 communique but the global shift towards renewable energy sources and sustainable growth cannot be turned back. And this is not over. Cities, businesses, state and regional governments, civil society and investors will keep working to realise the ambition of the Paris Agreement. Just this week, Governor of California Jerry Brown announced he will convene all of these groups at a Global Climate Action Summit in 2018. We are ready to save the planet, and with the support of the G19 leaders, our progress cannot be stopped. We will not wait until the next G20 meeting in Argentina next year. Please join us as we embark on a voyage of unique collective action! => Join the conversation with the world’s great cities and mayors on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. https://www.facebook.com/C40Cities/ https://twitter.com/c40cities https://www.instagram.com/c40cities/