

President Biden: Declare a Climate Emergency Now


President Biden: Declare a Climate Emergency Now
The Issue
We are living through a climate emergency that’s worsening each day.
Sea ice is melting, oceans are rising while fatal wildfires, heat waves, and hurricanes are becoming the norm.
Our planet is approaching a critical threshold and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
The last seven years have been the warmest on record — we cannot allow this trend to continue.
Now is the time to tackle the climate crisis head on, before it’s too late.
You can help: Sign this petition to urge President Biden to declare a national climate emergency.
Officially declaring the climate crisis a national emergency would unlock the tools needed to steer the economy away from fossil-fueled climate catastrophe toward a sustainable, just future.
The science is clear: climate change is here, and the stakes couldn't be higher. The recent Supreme Court decision limiting the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate coal- and gas-fired power plants makes it abundantly clear that Biden must declare a climate emergency if we are to tackle this crisis head on.
A climate emergency declaration would also empower Biden to address the main driver of global warming — fossil fuel production — by reinstating the ban on crude-oil exports, lifted by Congress in 2015 after four decades.
The Center for Biological Diversity is urging Biden to use his existing emergency powers to move us toward a livable planet.
Take action now: Sign the petition to urge President Biden to declare a national climate emergency.

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The Issue
We are living through a climate emergency that’s worsening each day.
Sea ice is melting, oceans are rising while fatal wildfires, heat waves, and hurricanes are becoming the norm.
Our planet is approaching a critical threshold and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
The last seven years have been the warmest on record — we cannot allow this trend to continue.
Now is the time to tackle the climate crisis head on, before it’s too late.
You can help: Sign this petition to urge President Biden to declare a national climate emergency.
Officially declaring the climate crisis a national emergency would unlock the tools needed to steer the economy away from fossil-fueled climate catastrophe toward a sustainable, just future.
The science is clear: climate change is here, and the stakes couldn't be higher. The recent Supreme Court decision limiting the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate coal- and gas-fired power plants makes it abundantly clear that Biden must declare a climate emergency if we are to tackle this crisis head on.
A climate emergency declaration would also empower Biden to address the main driver of global warming — fossil fuel production — by reinstating the ban on crude-oil exports, lifted by Congress in 2015 after four decades.
The Center for Biological Diversity is urging Biden to use his existing emergency powers to move us toward a livable planet.
Take action now: Sign the petition to urge President Biden to declare a national climate emergency.

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Petition created on March 7, 2023