New York City mayor and presidential candidate Bill de Blasio warned the United States only has 10 years to save the planet from the deadly effects of climate change.
Showing his support for the upcoming climate strike, de Blasio said, “We have ten years to save the planet. TEN YEARS. Today’s leaders are making decisions for our environment that our kids will have to live with. New York City stands with our young people. They’re our conscience. We support the 9/20 #ClimateStrike.”
We have ten years to save the planet.
TEN YEARS.
Today’s leaders are making decisions for our environment that our kids will have to live with.
New York City stands with our young people. They’re our conscience. We support the 9/20 #ClimateStrike.
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) September 12, 2019
The global climate strike is to “sound the alarm and show our politicians that business as usual is no longer an option. The climate crisis won’t wait, so neither will well.”
The objective of the strike is to “disrupt business as usual: from sports stars, actors and teachers to food industry workers, psychologists, delivery drivers and everything in between.”
During her appearance on CNN’s climate change town hall, Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the nation had only 11 years to cut emissions before its effects become irreversible.
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said when rolling out her Green New Deal that the country only had 12 years.
Climate change is here + we’ve got a deadline: 12 years left to cut emissions in half.
A #GreenNewDeal is our plan for a world and a future worth fighting for.
How did we get here?
What is at stake?
And where are we going?Please watch & share widely ⬇️pic.twitter.com/IMCtS86VXG
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 17, 2019
This guy reminds me of every climate scientist warning people we have 12 years left to cut emissions in half before our future is irreversibly damaged & all the GOP wants to do is yell about communist cow farts
“No! We’re not going back to the show!” https://t.co/CKpLKS9BuE
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 29, 2019
De Blasio will not be appearing on Thursday’s Democratic primary debate after he failed to meet the rules set by the Democratic National Committee. He hinted that if he does not make it onto the debate in October, he will end his campaign.
