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Tell Decision Makers To Take Action On Climate Change And Protect Children's Health!

As parents, we know that climate change is a health issue, especially for our children who unjustly bear 88% of the burden of disease worldwide from climate change. If left unchecked, climate change will continue to cause devastating health effects from an increase in air pollution, extreme weather events, infectious diseases, and heat related illnesses. Our children's health and futures are at stake – we need our decision makers at every level of office to support climate action.

For the love of our children act now and tell your legislator that you support climate action!

USFairShare (https://usfairshare.org) and USCAN (US Climate Action Network) have determined that because the United States has released so much Greenhouse Gas emissions in the past, our fair share is to reduce U.S. emissions by 70% (below 2005 emissions) by 2030. The whole world needs to reduce emissions by 50%, but the U.S. needs to commit to more than 50%, in order to get the world to 50%. This is based on our moral and ethical responsibility for the excess damage we have already caused.

To hold warming to 1.5oC, the United States needs to reduce emissions at home by 70% below 2005 levels by 2030. Historically, the U.S. has released more greenhouse gases (GHG) than any other country in the world. Right now, we are the 2nd highest emitter. China is the largest current emitter and has 4 times the population of the U.S.

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Subject: Protect Our Children's Health From Climate Change

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Dear Elected Official, Climate Change is a health emergency. It is caused by GreenHouse Gases (GHG) that humans have put in the air, mostly from burning fossil fuels. The United States has released more GHG than any other country, and right now we are the second highest emitter. The United States is also the wealthiest country in the world, so we have the ability to do more about climate change than anyone else. Because we have released most of the GHG and because we have the ability to do more, the United States has the moral, legal, and ethical obligation to do our fair share. We carry a burden to more than just the people inside our borders. What we do affects the whole world: ourselves, and people in other countries. We need our Climate Plan to reduce our GHG by 70%, in order to address the harm we have already caused and because we are a wealthy country with the obligation to do our fair share. Climate change amplifies health inequities, causing the most harm to the most vulnerable people: children, pregnant women, communities of color, people with lower wealth, indigenous people, immigrants, and marginalized people. Parents know that children and especially black and brown children unjustly bear 88% of the existing burden of disease worldwide from climate change. Without bold action, climate change will continue to cause devastating health effects from an increase in air pollution, extreme weather events, infectious diseases, and heat related illnesses. Our children's health and their features are at stake. As my elected leader, I am asking you to be a voice for our children and a leader in protecting their health and futures. Please create a Climate Plan that gets the United States to 70% (of 2005 levels) by 2030. Your Constituent,

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