For Immediate Release
GSA Statement on Paris Climate Agreement Withdrawal
Boulder, Colo., USA: The Geological Society of America affirms its position (adopted 2006 and revised 2010, 2013 and 2015) that human activities, particularly greenhouse gas emissions, are the dominant cause of recent global warming. We encourage GSA members and policymakers to support the development and execution of comprehensive mitigation and adaptation strategies to address climate change drivers and impacts in the short-, medium-, and long-term.
While strategies must be pursued at the local, state, and national levels, global warming and climate change impacts are of global scope and concern. The Paris Climate Agreement provides a framework for an international effort to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and to develop mitigation and adaptation strategies which recognize the real and present impacts of climate change.
The withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement does not negate the need, or indeed the obligation, of our nation's leaders to concurrently pursue the research and actions necessary to mitigate the high impact of rapid climate change to human and natural systems across the U.S. and the globe.
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