Gabby Brown, gabby.brown@sierraclub.org
New York, NY – Today, thousands of people will join the biggest climate mobilization since the pandemic to urge President Biden and other leaders to stop fossil fuel expansion and extraction.
The march, endorsed by more than 700 organizations, is taking place ahead of the UN Climate Ambition Summit – a first-of-its-kind meeting hosted by the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is asking heads of state to come with concrete plans to stop developing new oil, gas and coal and begin phasing out fossil fuels once and for all.
Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous released the following statement:
“Not one new pipeline or drilling rig should needlessly threaten communities and our planet when we know that the end of the fossil fuel era is on the horizon. As communities across the country are ravaged by extreme weather and countless more are threatened by the daily threat of toxic fossil fuel pollution, we simply cannot afford to compromise or sacrifice any more to the fossil fuel industry. President Biden has the power to stop federal approvals for new fossil fuel projects and phase out fossil fuel extraction in our public lands and waters. The Sierra Club is proud to be a part of the diverse movement urging him to break free from fossil fuels.”
About the Sierra Club
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