What Snowboarders Have to Say about the Paris Climate Agreement
It’s not just Jeremy Jones that is speaking up on Donald Trump’s decision to pull America out of the Paris Climate Agreement and potentially put the planet on a downward slide to destruction.
Travis Rice, Jimmy Chin, Kimmy Fasani, Jake Blauvelt, Jake Black, Alex Deibold, Marie-France Roy, Gray Thompson, and Nick Russell also have something to say about it. The Snowboard Mag got them all together for a brief round up on what the snowboarders are saying about climate change and what we’re doing about it.
Sample:
On June 1st, 2017, citizens around the world watched President Donald Trump announce that the United States of America would withdraw its participation in the Paris Climate Agreement, a historic symbol of global cooperation in addressing mankind’s effect on our planet.
They were not impressed.
US allies like the Canada and Germany expressed deep disappointment for the President’s decision, while the newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron went one step further by inviting American scientists to continue their work on climate change in France. States, and even cities, have begun to adopt the conditions of the Paris Agreement on their own, circumventing the federal government to take action in reducing emissions and taking the steps necessary for a cleaner future.
Like many world leaders, influential voices in the snowboarding community were no different in expressing the collective feeling of defeat following Trump’s speech. They recognize the consequences of inaction, as they see it firsthand. Glaciers receding, changing weather patterns, warmer temperatures, rain in place of snow.
I gathered some of these voices in one place to show that setbacks spur initiative, and these riders are more fired up than ever to fight for our planet. Let them serve as a rallying cry to take action, and always know that many small steps can, and will, become a great one.
Here are a few ways to get involved:
“There are many ways to make a difference. You can become involved in non-profit organizations like Protect Our Winters, the Surfrider Foundation, or The Solutions Project, to name a few. You can contact your congressman or senator in Washington D.C., or learn how to calculate and reduce your carbon footprint.
We are all in this together.”
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