Friends of the Earth congratulates President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris

WASHINGTON – Ahead of el swearing in today of Joe Biden as President and Kamala Harris como Vice President of the United States, Erich Pica, President of Friends of the Earth, emitió la siguiente declaración: 

Hoy Amigos de la Tierra celebrates the swearing in of President Biden and Vice President Harris, y el return of decency, common sense and empathy to the White House.  

Elections matter, and the new administration’s commitment to addressing climate change as one of the four major crises this country faces will tener tremendous impact. President Biden and Vice President Harris now have an unprecedented opportunity to push aggressively on climate en el scale eso the crisis demands. 

President Biden’s day-one commitments to rejoin the Paris Agreement, block el oleoducto Keystone XL y halt o repeal más que uno hundred environmental rollbacks son incredible first steps. They indicate a complete shift on climate and demonstrate the power of grassroots, progressive activism to push leaders a fight for a stronger and healthier environment.   

El Biden-Harris campaña listened to activists and transformed their climate plan into the most progressive, justice-oriented platform ever seen from a Democratic presidential nominee. Now the Biden Administration must not only follow through on those commitments but go further to stop the worst of the crisis. We look forward to working with the Biden Administration, y we will hold elmimetro to account to ensure that people and the planet are protected. 

Contacto de comunicaciones: Erin Jensen, (202) 222-0722, [email protected]