As world leaders prepare to wrap up global climate policy discussions at COP26, here in the United States we’re focused on the next step for federal climate action: passing the Build Back Better Act, which includes $555 billion in climate investments.
The 2019 climate strike in Seattle. Photo by Nikolaj Lasbo.
While the bipartisan infrastructure bill’s passage late last week was a major step forward, the U.S. must do more to meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement and demonstrate leadership in the face of the climate and biodiversity crises. With unprecedented levels of support for a transition to a clean energy economy, advancements in environmental justice and deep investments in community resilience and natural climate solutions, the Build Back Better Act represents a rare opportunity for the transformational change we need to create a more sustainable future.
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“For too long, our nation has dragged its feet on a response to the climate crisis… We must ensure these investments not only lead to meaningful progress on addressing climate change now but also lead to future steps we will take to respond to the crisis of our time.”
Nationwide and here in Washington state, we’ve been urging our partners in the business community especially to speak up in favor of the climate provisions in Build Back Better. Two of our volunteer trustees, Doug Reed and Maud Daudon, recently wrote an opinion column in the Puget Sound Business Journal calling on their fellow business and community leaders in the Seattle area to “walk the talk” on their own corporate climate commitments by advocating for this rare opportunity directly with policymakers.
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