We can reinvent the way we live.

AuthorCampbell, Brad
PositionLETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

THE MOST RECENT UNITED NATIONS REPORTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE MAKE IT CLEAR: We have no time to Lose, and we're already behind. The progress we make before 2030 could make or break our chances for a livable New England for ourselves today and our children and grandchildren tomorrow.

It is not enough just to cut our carbon pollution, however. We also must learn to live with the climate impacts we can no longer avoid. And we must ensure that both combating and living with climate change does not make existing inequities in our communities even worse.

That is why CLF confronts the climate crisis from every angle from the way we power and heat our homes to how we package and dispose of products, from the way we construct buildings to how we transport people and goods, from the way we design our streets to where we get our food.

Humanity has never faced a crisis like this one. But we have the power to slow climate change and adapt to its impacts. And we, here in New England, have the ability to show the nation and the world how to do it.

This is a daunting challenge. But it also presents us with an unprecedented opportunity. We can reinvent the way we power our lives on a scale not seen...

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