United States Climate Alliance
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United States Climate Alliance |
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United States Climate Alliance
Other areas whose governing officials have expressed support for the Paris Agreement
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| Type | Subnational coalition (not legally binding) |
| Membership |
13 states
1 territory
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| Leaders | |
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• Co-chair
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 Jerry Brown
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• Co-chair
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 Andrew Cuomo
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• Co-chair
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 Jay Inslee
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| Establishment | June 1, 2017 by California, New York, Washington |
| Population | |
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• 2016 estimate
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107,710,256 (12th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
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• Total
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$7.09 trillion (4th) |
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• Per capita
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$65,783 (9th) |
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Website
www |
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The United States Climate Alliance is a bipartisan coalition of states and unincorporated self-governing territories in the United States that are committed to upholding the objectives of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change within their borders, by achieving the U.S. goal of reducing greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide equivalent) economy-wide emissions 26–28% from 2005 levels by 2025 and meeting or exceeding the targets of the federal Clean Power Plan.
The Alliance was formed on June 1, 2017, following the announcement earlier that day by U.S. President Donald Trump that he had decided to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. The Alliance also forms a forum for its members to further develop and strengthen their existing Climate Action Plans, through sharing of information and best practices.
As of July 11, 2017, the 14 members of the Alliance made up 32.28% of the U.S. population and 37.68% of U.S. GDP as of 2016[update]. After excluding Puerto Rico figures from the emission total, the members' combined share of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions was 20.7% in 2005 and 19.9% in 2014.
Prior the founding of the alliance, 12 states led by Democratic governors signed a petition urging the president of the United States to stay in the Paris Agreement on May 3. A similar petition was signed by 2 states led by Republican governors on May 17.
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