On Thursday 01 June 2017, President Trump announced that he was withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, a historic international effort, forged through American diplomacy and leadership, to combat the dangerous effects of climate change. Across the nation, the Truman community took action to oppose this move and stand for an America that innovates, uses, and exports the clean energy technology that will drive the 21st century by way of Chapter press action and media appearances.
Messaging
Statement issued by Truman HQ on Wednesday 31 May
Message Guidance issued by Truman HQ on Thursday 01 June
Truman Project signed onto the #IAmStillIn effort urging Americans to signal to the rest of the world that they are still committed to the fight against climate change.
Chapter Engagement
Philadelphia Chapter Statement
San Francisco Chapter Joint Statement with Mayor Edwin Lee
Placed Media
05/13/17, The Boston Herald, Military sees climate change threat, by Brendan McKinnon, Truman Defense Council
06/01/17, The Tennessean, Rejecting climate change agreement harms US leadership, national security, Jonathan Gensler, Truman Security Fellow
06/02/17, LA Times, Donald Trump let the U.S. down by withdrawing from Paris Agreement, by Andrea Marr, Truman Defense Council
06/04/17, The Hill, Withdrawing from Paris agreement signals end of American exceptionalism, by Kevin Walling, Truman
06/06/17, Just Security, Leaving the Paris Climate Agreement: A Veteran’s Perspective, by Bishop Garrison, Truman Defense Council
06/07/17, Las Vegas Sun, Paris pact retreat will affect military, by Samuel Schumach, Truman Political Partner
06/07/17, Daytona News-Journal, Decision to exit Paris Agreement has political, military repercussions, by Diane Maye, Truman Defense Council
06/10/17, NJ.com, Trump's withdrawal from Paris Agreement puts U.S. soldiers at risk, by Kamal Kalsi, Truman Defense Council
06/11/17, Detroit News, Paris withdrawal bad for U.S., by Joseph Tate, Truman Political Partner
06/11/17, San Antonio Express-News, Trump’s climate decision puts military men and women at risk, by Simran Jeet Singh, Truman Security Fellow
06/12/17, Truman Doctrine Blog, Abandoning the Paris Agreement Risks Troops and Undermines U.S. Leadership, by Ian Schuler, Truman Security Fellow
06/12/17, Iowa City Press-Citizen, Sen. Ernst, defend the Paris Agreement, by Jonathan Freeman, Truman Security Fellow
06/16/17, Defense One, If Trump Won’t Fight Climate Change, We Must — for the Troops’ Sake, by Michael Breen, Truman President and CEO, and Sherri Goodman, Member of the Center for Climate and Security’s Advisory Board