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Recognizing that the issue of climate change has spun drastically out-of-control and
is now dramatically affecting humanity and the known world,
Alarmed by a U.N. Report on Climate Change: Fifth Assessment stating that, “From
1880-2012, the average global temperature increased by 0.85℃. [1.2℃ above
pre-industrial levels] [...] From 1901-2010, the global average sea level rose by 19
cm. [...]”, and deeply regretting that in addition, temperatures are predicted to
increase a total of 1.5-2.5℃ above pre-industrial levels, and sea levels an additional
40-63 cm by 2100,
Noting with deep concern that rising temperatures cause the rising of sea levels and
flooding that threatens homes and agriculture in coastal nations, and that shifting
weather patterns lead to more erratic, intense, and powerful storms,
Taking into consideration that not all countries are affected equally by climate
change, but that it has transcended state lines to become a global issue,
Keeping in mind that according to The Guardian & Before the Flood, climate change
could drive 122 million more people into extreme poverty by 2030, and that by
2100, one in six species could go extinct if the United Nations doesn’t act now,
Affirming that the U.N. has a long-standing commitment to this issue, starting with
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol,
and most recently the Paris Agreement,
Acknowledging that according to the U.N., the latter was signed on the 22 April 2016
by 175 world leaders, the largest number of countries ever to sign an international
agreement on a single day, eventually totaling 194 signatories; with a central aim to
keep this century’s global temperature rise to well below 2°C, by means of
Nationally Determined Contributions from each country,
Bearing in mind that in order to uphold its Charter and to ensure that all citizens
have access to drinking water and basic human rights, the U.N. has been given no
choice but to intervene,
2. Imploring and urging the United States to make the right decision and remain part of
the Paris Climate Accord;
a. Designating that each nation, the U.S. included, has an obligation to their
people and to the rest of the world to cut back their emissions;
b. Proclaiming that if the U.S. backs out of the Paris Accord, they will be backing
out of a common cause to combat climate change, and withdrawing from the
accord with the largest number of countries ever to sign an international
agreement on a single day.