Governor Scott needs to hear from as many of us as possible that this is not the way to go. Please send an email before February 18 to Governor Phil Scott urging him not to roll back his commitment to climate action.
The Global Warming Solutions Act (GSWA) is the is the backbone of Vermont’s response to combating climate change. In Governor Scott’s budget address he said he wants to back out of the state’s commitment to the GWSA, calling the science-based targets in the law “arbitrary deadlines.” These targets are consistent with the United Nations treaty on climate change (The Paris Agreement) which Governor Scott committed Vermont to when the U.S. first withdrew from the agreement in 2017.
Here are some “talking points” you may want to use in your email. Please feel free to use your own words, too.
- Over the past eight years, Governor Scott has failed to live up to his 2017 promise to uphold the Paris Agreement. He rejected the recommendations of his own Climate Action Commission, vetoed the Global Warming Solutions Act, the Clean Heat Standard, Vermont’s renewable energy standard, and opposed the Affordable Heat Act.
- The GWSA goals are not arbitrary. Thousands of scientists have collaborated over decades to identify how much pollution needs to be reduced to maintain a somewhat stable climate.
- Vermont must maintain its commitments to climate action. Gov Scott must not roll back Vermont’s climate goals!
To email the Governor Scott go to: Contact Us | Office of Governor Phil Scott; click on Email the Governor; fill out the info requested; and write your message (there are suggested points above, but it’s best to use your own words so that we aren’t all sending messages that look copied and pasted).