American Institutions Reassure the World 

Days after the Paris Agreement goes into force, Donald Trump is elected to the presidency after campaigning to withdraw the U.S. from the global climate accords. At the UN Climate Negotiations in Morocco, which are being held concurrent with Trump’s election, American attendees celebrate the Paris Agreement and reassure global colleagues of continued U.S. dedication to climate action. In coming months, American institutions demonstrate climate-strong leadership and advocacy. Hundreds of businesses sign a joint letter in support of a "Low-Carbon USA", and a letter from bi-partisan group of mayors encourages the new president and Congress to take action on climate change.

Widespread U.S. Joint Climate Advocacy Begins

A group of 1,200 mayors, governors, university presidents, and business leaders jointly sign and release the We Are Still In declaration. The declaration commits signatory institutions to the collaborative pursuit of the U.S. emissions target defined under the Paris Agreement and to continued engagement with the international community. This marks the beginning of widespread joint advocacy across the U.S. for a common climate cause. The number of signatories nearly doubles by the end of June.

U.S. Representatives Show the World their Commitment 

More than 100 leaders from sectors and institutions across the U.S. attend COP23, the first set of UN Climate Negotiations since Trump's inauguration. They reaffirm their support for the Paris Agreement, buoying confidence in negotiations. We Are Still In hosts the first-ever U.S Climate Action Center at the event, where hundreds of students and activists help run 44 events, and deliver an #IAmStillIn petition signed by over 1 million Americans.

We Are Still In Gains Members and Shares Action

Many health care organizations and cultural Institutions such as museums, zoos, and historic sites join as new constituencies of the We Are Still In coalition. 

The coalition launches We Are Taking Action, a platform to help We Are Still In members record and share their measurable contributions to the climate fight. More than 1,000 institutions submit their climate contributions through the platform.

The U.S. Catholic community signs on to the Catholic Climate Declaration, a companion to the We Are Still In declaration which affirms the commitment of more than 800 U.S. Catholic institutions.

New Climate Research Provides Motivation for Action

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 Degrees shows that the world has less than 12 years to halve global emissions and to meet the Paris Agreement's "reach" goal. The Fourth National Climate Assessment, released a month later, details the current and future impacts of the climate crisis within the borders of the United States.

We Are Still In and America’s Pledge Make Noise at COP25

We Are Still In hosts the third U.S. Climate Action Center at the 2019 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) in Madrid. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi leads a bicameral congressional delegation under the banner of "We Are Still In."
America's Pledge releases the Accelerating America’s Pledge report at COP25. The report illuminates a pathway to a comprehensive and ambitious American climate strategy for 2030 with bottom-up action from states, cities, businesses, and other non-federal actors leading the way. 

U.S. Coalitions Call on Congress to Prioritize Clean Energy 

Coalitions from across the U.S. representing over half of the country’s population and over 60% of the GDP deliver letters to congressional leadership calling to accelerate the shift to an equitable, clean energy economy in response to the COVID-19 crisis. 

The U.S. Withdraws from the Paris Agreement

The United States withdraws from the Paris Climate Agreement one day after the U.S. presidential election, with the election’s outcome not yet clear.
 

Biden Orders U.S. Re-entry into Paris Agreement

On his first day in office, President Biden signs an executive order to initiate the process of re-entering the U.S. into the Paris Agreement. 

President Biden Hosts Leaders Summit on Climate

On April 9th, the America Is All In analytical team releases a report that shows how the U.S. can set and achieve a target of 50% reductions below 2005 levels of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. This is possible via an all-of-society national strategy with action across the federal government, cities, states, businesses, and others.

The Leaders Summit on Climate with 40 heads of state covers four themes: ambition, finance, economic benefits of climate action, and innovation and technology. The U.S. demonstrates its commitment to a whole-of-society approach to climate action, and remains focused on limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. 

The Biden-Harris administration officially announces a new U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of 50-52% emissions reductions by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. A few days later, America Is All In hosts an event with administration officials including White House National Climate Advisor, Gina McCarthy, to explore the next steps for climate and recovery following the announcement. 

The U.S. Federal Government Stands Alongside the America Is All In Coalition at COP26

The U.S. federal government re-engages with the global community at the next UN climate summit, COP26. President Biden recognizes subnational actors stepping up on climate action during the last four years of federal absence and inaction. Members of the Biden-Harris Administration stand with the America Is All In coalition to send a clear message that the United States was back on the international stage in full force and committing across federal, state, and local levels in its commitment to climate ambition.

America Is All In hosted 35 in person and online events at the U.S. Climate Action Center focused on all-of-society action and collaboration across sectors and constituencies.

America Is All In Launches its’ First Campaign 

America Is All In launched their transportation work with a report, Investing in Climate-Smart Transportation focused on how states and cities could harness the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to reduce transportation emissions and how businesses and civil society can support that work. Since that launch, America Is All In supported a federal proposal requiring states and cities to track highway transportation emissions, and is currently focused on supporting transportation emissions reduction policies in Michigan, Minnesota, and Colorado.

SME Climate Hub and All In Buildings Campaign Launches 

During Climate Week, an annual event in New York City, America Is All In hosts the U.S. campaign launch for SME Climate Hub, a global initiative that empowers small- to medium-sized companies to take climate action. 

America Is All In launched their buildings work by releasing a new report, All In on Building Decarbonization in the Age of the Inflation Reduction Act, and hosting an “All In(duction) cooking workshop” at Climate Week to show some of the recommendations, like replacing gas stoves with induction stoves, in action. After launch, All In focused its buildings work to building codes by supporting efforts to pass residential all-electric building codes in Washington State. That work is continuing in two key states, Illinois and Colorado, that are in an opportune position to adopt all-electric building codes.
 

Businesses Intensify their Efforts

The We Mean Business coalition rallies more than 550 major companies to set 1.5°C-aligned science-based targets across their operations and value chains.