I acknowledge that the earth’s climate is changing, and that human activity is the primary cause.  Our changing climate is a threat multiplier to our economy, our health, our security, and our overall well-being. I stand united with a coalition of concerned Floridians to protect our planet by supporting resolutions that address mitigation and adaptation strategies throughout our great state.

I pledge to support:

• Initiatives that will move us off fossil fuels and achieve a just transition to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2050.
• Climate resilience efforts including planning and zoning, transportation, housing, emergency preparedness, and sea level rise adaptation development.
• The involvement of all communities in decision-making, especially our most underserved, as we build a resilient Florida for current and future generations.
• Climate change mitigation strategies that incorporate the highest standards of environmental technology for promoting energy, water efficiency, and sustainability.

I pledge to protect Florida's:

• Coastlines from offshore drilling to safeguard our beautiful beaches that provide quality of life and sustain our tourism industry.
• Oceans, which we rely on for our fishing industry.
• Freshwater supplies which are already vulnerable to saltwater intrusion and would be even more threatened by fracking.
• Clean air by supporting measures that regulate harmful air pollutants that impact our health. 
• The Everglades, because it sustains 8 million people and countless species that call this ecosystem home.

I join the call for collective adaptation and mitigation efforts through strong environmental policies and resilience measures that are based on climate science.  Today, we look to the future and we embrace these challenges as an opportunity to preserve quality of life for all of us living and vacationing in our great sunshine state.

Let’s Protect Florida!