The United States rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement in 2021, but there’s nothing stopping a future President from reversing that decision again. Climate change is the defining challenge of our generation — we need lasting action.

We demand that the White House and Congress:

1:Pass legislation requiring the U.S. to remain in the Paris Agreement

2:Commit to stronger carbon reduction targets in line with IPCC science

3:Fund and support international climate efforts like the Green Climate Fund

Let’s make sure the U.S. doesn’t just rejoin the fight but lead it instead.

People around the world are already feeling the devastating effects of climate change, and those impacts are hitting the most vulnerable communities the hardest. In the United States, wildfires like the ones that tore through Los Angeles and surrounding areas have become more intense, more frequent, and more deadly due to rising temperatures and prolonged droughts. Entire neighborhoods have been reduced to ash, and families have been forced to evacuate their homes with little warning. Across the country, extreme weather events are increasing, including heatwaves, hurricanes, flash floods, and winter storms. Communities of color, low-income neighborhoods, and Indigenous populations are often the most exposed and the least protected. Globally, millions face food insecurity, displacement, and health risks as the climate crisis escalates. Without strong and lasting U.S. leadership in the Paris Agreement, these harms will only grow and future generations will pay the price.

If the United States fails to take consistent and ambitious action on climate change, the consequences will be irreversible. Staying in the Paris Agreement is not just a symbolic gesture—it’s a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, transitioning to clean energy, and protecting life on Earth. Without firm leadership from the U.S., other countries may also scale back their efforts, making it harder to keep global warming below critical thresholds. But if we strengthen our climate commitments now, we have a chance to slow rising temperatures, prevent future natural disasters, create millions of green jobs, and build a more just and sustainable future. The choice we make today will determine the kind of world our children and grandchildren inherit.

We are once again at a critical crossroads. On January 20, 2025, President Trump formally began the process of withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement for a second time. This decision threatens to unravel years of progress and signals to the world that the U.S. is stepping back from its responsibility in the fight against climate change. Scientists warn that we have only a narrow window left to limit global warming and prevent the most catastrophic consequences. Every moment of delay means more damage to our communities, ecosystems, and future. Now is the time to act—to demand legislation that locks in our climate commitments, ensures permanent U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement, and shows the world that we will not back down from this urgent challenge.