US mayors across the country will DEFY Trump and carry on meeting the terms of the Paris Climate Accord as Michael Bloomberg pledges to give UN $15million to cover the cost of the president’s withdrawal
More than 1,400 mayors of US cities have formed a coalition to meet the agreements of the Paris Climate Accord
On Thursday, President Trump announced US withdrawal from the 2015 pact
Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Friday in Paris that his foundation would help coordinate a US effort called America’s Pledge
Bloomberg also pledged to provide the $15million he says the UN Climate Change Secretariat will lose from President Trump’s withdrawal from the pact
By MARY KEKATOS
DAILYMAIL.COM
3 June 2017
US mayors have announced that they will work on their own to meet the agreements of the Paris Climate Accord.
In defiance of President Donald Trump’s announcement that he had withdrawn the US from the 2015 pact, more than 1,400 mayors of American cities with populations of 30,000 or more have formed the US Conference of Mayors and agreed to meet environmental goals.
Also rallying against the president is former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is forming a bipartisan coalition of states, cities and business leaders to meet the climate pact’s targets even as the president rescinds the nation’s commitment to it.
We don’t need Washington to tell us,’ the Republican mayor of Burnsville, Minnesota, Elizabeth Kautz told CBS News.
‘We’re going to do it because it’s the right thing to do.’
Jon Mitchell, the Democrat mayor of New Bedford, Massachusetts, said that several initiatives have long been underway in US cities across the country.
Such examples include LED lighting, proliferation of solar technology, and bike-share programs.
‘Virtually every city in America is doing these things,’ Mitchell told CBS News.
‘And to the extent that any of these initiatives are cost prohibitive, most of the states have incentive programs in place to fill the market gaps.
‘So, regardless of what the president says, these things are not going to slow down. The commitment is there and the rationale is compelling.’
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