Building Capacity, Momentum And A Culture Of Climate Action In The United States

This moment in climate history can be deeply discouraging. The Trump administration's attacks on environmental protections and the Paris Agreement undermine earlier progress. As the United States waffles, time flies and holding global warming below 2°C requires ever deeper commitments and ever bolder actions. We also see 2020 as a rare moment of opportunity because the nation's obligations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will remain in effect. One of these obligations is to create a national strategy called Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE). As leaders from diverse ACE communities and perspectives, we have organized an initiative to produce a collaborative ACE national strategic planning framework before the end of this year. This framework will achieve substantial progress in strategic planning and provide a roadmap for completing a U.S. ACE National Strategic Plan in time for COP26 in November of 2021.