Cindy Carr, cindy.carr@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, President Joe Biden will fulfill his promise to start the process of rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement on day one of his presidency. According to the terms of the agreement, the U.S. will legally re-enter in 30 days, on February 19, 2021. Nearly 70 percent of Americans, including a majority in all 50 states, support the U.S. participating in the Paris Agreement.
President Biden has recognized that climate change is the “number one issue facing humanity” and has selected former Secretary John Kerry, who originally signed the Agreement in 2016, to serve as his climate envoy — signaling the new Administration’s commitment to restoring the U.S.’s global leadership in addressing the climate crisis.
In response, Cherelle Blazer, Senior Director of the Sierra Club’s International Climate and Policy Campaign, issued the following statement:
“The Sierra Club applauds President Biden for wasting no time in fulfilling his promise to prioritize climate action. After four years of wasted time and national embarrassment, we are ready for President Biden to reestablish the United States as a leader on addressing the climate crisis and help to drive progress and ambition faster and further than ever before. The Sierra Club is eager to work with allies and the administration to ensure we meet, and exceed, our climate goals over the next four years and beyond.”
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3.5 million members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.