Jerry Brown Aims to Lead a Climate Change Revolution

Gov. Jerry Brown has been in Toronto at a climate change conference for the last couple of days.  He is seeking new governmental partners to join a push to reduce the greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.  Right now, there are 17 states and provinces in the Western Hemisphere, Africa and Europe that have pledged to make significant progress toward curbing the planet-warming pollutants between now and 2050.  In Toronto, Brown added Quebec to the list with Ontario hoping to follow.  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, also at the gathering, said that he wants his state to get on board as well, and that if legislators fail to go along, he will mount a statewide ballot measure.

“The real source of climate action happens to come from states and provinces,” Brown said in his conference address on Wednesday.  “The real energy has to come from below. …  We’re going to build up such a drumbeat that our national counterparts, they’re going to listen.”

Brown and his allies are hoping to play an influential role when representatives of the world’s governments gather in Paris later this year for a summit on climate change.  Brown plans to be there and, if he has the backing of enough state and provincial leaders from around the globe, he may get a hearing for his ideas.

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