URGENT! Tell Senators Casey & Specter: Don’t leave the poor out of the climate change bill! All the information you need is below:
This week is crucial for influencing legislation on climate change- let’s reach for at least 100 calls in Pennsylvania! Today, please call Senators Casey & Specter and encourage your friends and contacts to do the same!!
Senators John Kerry (D-MA), Lindsay Graham (R-SC), and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) are changing their approach to climate change legislation in an attempt to fashion a bill that can pass the Senate. The problem? There is pressure to cut out the international provisions, including help for the world’s poorest people to prepare for the severe effects of climate change.
Leaving support for hard-hit poor communities out of a US climate bill not only undermines the pledge America made in Copenhagen to help those most affected by climate change – it also leaves billions of people in peril from worsening storms, droughts, & floods.
WHAT WE WANT OUR SENATORS TO DO:
1. Make sure a comprehensive climate and energy bill helps the world’s poorest people currently being hit hardest by climate change.
AND
2. Co-sponsor the International Climate Change Investment Act (S. 2835), introduced by Senator John Kerry. This bill will deliver the right policies to help hard-hit communities prepare for the severe impacts of climate change and promotes clean energy around the world.
IT’S EASY TO CALL:
Step 1. Dial Senator Casey- (215) 405-9660 & Senator Specter- (215) 597-7200
This week is crucial for influencing legislation on climate change- let’s reach for at least 100 calls in Pennsylvania! Today, please call Senators Casey & Specter and encourage your friends and contacts to do the same!!
Senators John Kerry (D-MA), Lindsay Graham (R-SC), and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) are changing their approach to climate change legislation in an attempt to fashion a bill that can pass the Senate. The problem? There is pressure to cut out the international provisions, including help for the world’s poorest people to prepare for the severe effects of climate change.
Leaving support for hard-hit poor communities out of a US climate bill not only undermines the pledge America made in Copenhagen to help those most affected by climate change – it also leaves billions of people in peril from worsening storms, droughts, & floods.
WHAT WE WANT OUR SENATORS TO DO:
1. Make sure a comprehensive climate and energy bill helps the world’s poorest people currently being hit hardest by climate change.
AND
2. Co-sponsor the International Climate Change Investment Act (S. 2835), introduced by Senator John Kerry. This bill will deliver the right policies to help hard-hit communities prepare for the severe impacts of climate change and promotes clean energy around the world.
IT’S EASY TO CALL:
Step 1. Dial Senator Casey- (215) 405-9660 & Senator Specter- (215) 597-7200
Step 2. Express your view. Be sure to say who you are, where you are from, what you want, and why you care. (Talking points to help you out are below.) Here is a sample:
Hi, My name is ____ and I am a (your occupation) from (city/state).
I would like to ask Senator ____ to vocally support a comprehensive climate and energy bill that assists the world’s poorest people currently being hit hardest by climate change, AND to cosponsor the Climate Change Investment Act (S. 2835). This bill, S. 2835, will deliver the right policies to help hard-hit communities prepare for the severe impacts of climate change, and it will promote clean energy around the world.
I care about this because _______________, and I follow reports from organizations like Oxfam about how climate change is harming people in poverty. We need the Senator’s support now. Thank you.
Step 3. Don’t forget to call your second Senator.
If you need additional information, contact: Philadelphia@oxfamactioncorps.org.
