The Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors wrapped up in Miami Beach earlier this week, culminating with a display of climate change solidarity.
"More than 250 United States mayors have adopted a new bipartisan climate change resolution that includes a push for US cities to commit to 100% renewable energy by 2035," reports Joshua S. Hill. The resolution further widens the divide between U.S. cities and the Trump Administration, according to Hill.
"The resolution focuses on a wide variety of issues that US cities will attempt to take leadership on," adds Hill, "including energy efficiency, the electrification of the US transportation sector, driving city and energy technology innovation, and of course supporting cities in their transition to 100% renewable energy generation."
Hill provides more details on the resolution, as well as some of the other local responses to President Trump's decision rescind the country's commitment to the terms of the Paris Climate Accord. The full resolution is also online.
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