{"id":1177,"date":"2009-10-01T12:43:12","date_gmt":"2009-10-01T17:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=1177"},"modified":"2009-10-01T12:43:12","modified_gmt":"2009-10-01T17:43:12","slug":"message-from-governors-summit-u-s-must-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2009\/10\/01\/message-from-governors-summit-u-s-must-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from Governors’ Summit: U.S. Must Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post is by Wade Crowfoot<\/a>, EDF’s West Coast Political director.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Loud, bipartisan clamoring for a federal climate bill resonated here in Los Angeles as Governor Schwarzenegger and governors from around the world gathered to talk climate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe time for debate is over,\u201d proclaimed Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, one of several U.S. governors calling for immediate federal action on climate.<\/p>\n

The impressive three-day gathering, dubbed the \u201cGovernor\u2019s Climate Summit 2\u2026On the Road to Copenhagen,\u201d features leaders from around the globe.\u00a0Governors and leading thinkers from 70 countries on six continents are represented. New international partnerships are being announced what seems like each hour, from an African \u2018Green Deal\u2019 to Mexico reforestation projects.<\/p>\n

Everything on day one of the summit has pointed to the importance of getting the federal bill passed so American leaders can head to Copenhagen in just two months time with a mantle of leadership.\u00a0 It\u2019s a powerful message, considering the thousands of attendees and dozens of mainstream corporate supporters helping to amplify this message on the need for American leadership.<\/p>\n

Just nine months after his first international summit on climate action, Republican Governor Schwarzenegger highlighted the first day of this sequel gathering with a rousing speech about the green revolution\u2019s impact on the California economy:<\/p>\n

Since 2005, green jobs have grown ten times faster than the rest of California\u2019s job market.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He explained how California\u2019s policy on tailpipe emissions, a low carbon fuel standard, and cap and trade have generated sustained job growth in an otherwise gloomy economic climate.<\/p>\n

Schwarzenegger was joined today by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, who announced a landmark EPA rule requiring large facilities (those emitting over 25,000 tons of CO2 per year) incorporate new pollution reduction technologies.\u00a0 \u201cThe journey toward a cleaner, healthier future is underway\u201d said Jackson.\u00a0Her comments made it clear that while the Obama Administration is working hard to pass the climate bill, the EPA is not waiting on Congressional leadership to tackle greenhouse gas pollution.<\/p>\n

As Senators Boxer and Kerry introduced their climate bill<\/a> in the U.S. Senate, the message from around the world is clear:\u00a0The time to act is now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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