ACAN is deeply concerned about Donald Trump’s Executive Order to withdraw the USA from the Paris Climate Agreement.
Trump's assault on the rights of migrants, trans people and other constituencies that do not fit into the far-right worldview is distressing enough. However, the abandonment of climate targets is the single action which will most affect everyone globally. One estimate is that Trump’s fossil fuel policies will add an extra 4bn tonnes of C02 equivalent emissions by 2030 - roughly equal to the combined annual emissions of the EU and Japan, or the combined annual total of the world’s 140 lowest-emitting countries. This constitutes an act of intentional ecocide, and ACAN hopes that this wilful damage to planetary systems will be called out as such and, as necessary, prosecuted.
At the same time, ACAN believes that the extreme nature of Trump’s edict can and should motivate intense action from those who care about the future of the planet. ACAN has always acted in solidarity with individuals, partners and organisations that are working towards climate justice. Never has this shared mission been more urgent. If the reckless actions of the US Republicans result in the USA being isolated from responsible global discourse, then it is beholden to the rest of us to take forward the arguments and actions to address the twin crises of climate and ecological breakdown.
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