Birthday Wishes for Resolution 864

One year ago, on June 26, 2019, the New York City Council passed a landmark resolution calling for an immediate emergency mobilization to address the climate crisis. This resolution was passed after months of pressure from a coalition of climate organizations and concerned constituents. If you read the Declaration of Climate Emergency, you’ll see that it actually contains a hopeful picture of what a just and sustainable city could look like. The declaration promises climate resilience, designed by and for vulnerable communities. It promises a swift transition from fossil fuels to a renewable energy economy. It promises to upend the industrial food system in favor of food sovereignty. But how many of these promises actually came to fruition? In the year since the resolution passed, the City Council and Mayor’s office have failed to act on their commitments to protect New Yorkers from ecological breakdown.

It’s time to remind NYC Council of their promise. Since last June, the climate and ecological emergency has claimed countless lives in the superstorms and floods that devastated Houston, the Bahamas, and Puerto Rico. We’ve seen wildfires rage across California, Amazonia, Siberia, and Australia. A global pandemic, attributed to ecological breakdown, has overtaken the US, impacting Black and Brown communities the most.

Now is the time to bring the Declaration of Climate Emergency to life. We need a just transition, away from the legacy of white supremacy, towards an economy that is life-sustaining. We need ecosystem restoration, waste reduction, expanded public transit, and investment in communities. The New York City Council has said they support these initiatives, though we have seen little to no progress and time is running out.

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