Climate security

Climate Governors Must Leave Dirty Fossil Fuels in the Ground

During a short exchange on climate change at the most recent Republican presidential debate, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said, "America is not a planet." He's right. And though Rubio used this argument to justify a do-nothing stance on one of the most pressing issues we face today, a much more serious conversation is happening in America and around the globe on how we can work together to combat the climate crisis.

This week, in the lead-up to a much-anticipated United Nations climate summit in Paris, world leaders in this conversation will converge in New York City to show their commitment to international sustainable development goals. Among them will be two key politicians forcing the conversation in the U.S.: California Gov. Jerry Brown and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.