and fundraisers to demand Biden declare a climate emergency and end the era of fossil fuels once and for all. As global leaders and heads of state gather this week’s first-of-its-kind Climate Ambition Summit hosted by the U.N. Secretary-General, we need President Biden, arguably the most critical global leader, to bring the most ambitious plan to phase out fossil fuels.
It is true that the climate justice movement has historically struggled to be a truly multiracial movement that centers the voices of those most impacted by the unfolding crisis, and, even though climate mitigation only and BIPOC-led organizations even less than that, it is Black, Indigenous, immigrant, working-class people of color who have been leading the efforts in the lead up to this historic march in NYC.showed Black and Brown voters have cooled toward the president. We urge him to woo that crucial voting bloc that elected him. The Inflation Reduction Act is a crucial first step, but it falls short of confronting the true scope of the crisis.
As Congress returns to the Capitol and Dems hit the campaign trail this election season, we demand that lawmakers and the White House make good on promises to end our reliance on fossil fuels and transition to renewable energy now before we’re past the point of no return.Betamia Coronel Betamia Coronel is the senior national organizer for climate justice at the Center for Popular Democracy, the largest BIPOC-led grassroots organizing network in the country to advance climate Justice with communities at the frontlines of the climate crisis. A leader in the international fossil fuel divestment movement, Betamia currently serves on the board of the Sunrise Movement.