We Are Still In: Local US Reps Stand for Climate Action in Bonn
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This story originally appeared on the Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Deep schisms in the US over climate change are on show at the UN climate talks in Bonn—where two sharply different visions of America’s role in addressing dangerous global warming have been put forward to the world.
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Main Idea: Donald Trump’s pullout from the Paris climate deal sparked a visible split at the Bonn climate talks, where Governor Jerry Brown and California-led local leaders pushed the US to keep fighting climate change.
Key Points:
- Brown and other state, city, and business leaders set up a large “We Are Still In” climate center to show support for the Paris goals.
- The center stood in for the first official US pavilion ever missing from the UN climate summit.
- The Trump administration sent its own delegation and planned to promote coal, nuclear power, and natural gas as part of its climate message.
- California and a group of other states said they were still on track to meet US emissions-cut targets, even without strong federal backing.
Impact on the People
Negative Impact
Trump’s pullback can weaken US climate leadership, raise uncertainty for jobs and investment, and make it harder for communities to plan for floods, heat, and wildfire risk.
Positive Impact
Jerry Brown and California’s push for clean energy may support renewable jobs and cleaner air, and could help keep climate action moving even without federal backing.
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- Primary:Governor Jerry Brownperson
- Primary:President Donald Trumpperson
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- CaliforniastatePrimaryEvaluated
Central subnational actor leading climate action and emissions policy in contrast to the federal government.
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One of the main leaders of the counter-Trump climate effort in Bonn and a central focus throughout the.
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Central national political actor whose decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement drives the.
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Major backer of the alternative U.S. climate presence and a prominent named figure in the story.
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Named as part of the coalition of states advancing climate targets and as Michael Bloomberg’s political base.
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California state senator whose remarks at the Bonn opening are directly highlighted.
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Lou Leonard of WWF is quoted and the organization helps organize the alternative U.S. climate center.
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