So it should come as no further surprise that Monday, a new movement called We Are Still In representing (as of writing) 1,219 governors, mayors, businesses, investors, and colleges, and universities from across the US, came into being, declaring that they and their institutions and districts will remain committed to ambitious action on climate change, even though the country's federal leadership has eschewed such decisions. Specifically, the group penned an open letter ”to the international community and parties to the Paris Agreement" that attempted to reassure the world that not everyone in the United States was abdicating responsibility for the climate, and that they would ”continue to support climate action to meet the Paris Agreement." The letter declares that ”The Trump administration's announcement undermines a key pillar in the fight against climate change and damages the world's ability to avoid the most dangerous and costly effects of climate change. Importantly, it is also out of step with what is happening in the United States."
