WHEREAS the United States is one of the world’s top producers of green house gases; and
WHEREAS the governmental policies of the United States remain major obstacles to efforts to address the most important environmental problem of our time--Climate Change; and
WHEREAS 22% of Latinos in the United States live below the poverty line, poverty is widespread throughout Latin America, and it is especially difficult for the poor to cope with the catastrophic effects of Climate Change, including hurricanes and droughts; and
WHEREAS the effects of Climate Change, such as drought, extreme weather and ocean acidification disrupt economic opportunities such as agriculture, construction, and fishing that disproportionately employ Latinos in the United States; and
WHEREAS the effects of Climate Change, such as drought, extreme weather and ocean acidification disrupt the economic opportunities for Latinos across the Americas; and
WHEREAS Climate Change presents significant dangers to all human beings on the planet and will especially affect Latinos, because a disproportionate number of Latinos live in areas with poor air quality and have comparatively less access to basic health services, and thus have an increased risk of developing asthma and other respiratory and pulmonary diseases from exposure to air pollution;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that organizations represented by delegates of the 2010 National Latino Congreso ask:
1. that the U.S. Congress pass comprehensive and ambitious economy-wide Climate Legislation by Earth Day 2010 that includes an ambitious declining science-based cap on greenhouse gas emissions, to reach 1990 levels of emissions by 2030; and
a) actively engage in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change treaty negotiation process throughout 2010 in the months leading up to Conference of the Parties 16 in Mexico and advocate for a legally-binding Climate Treaty with tangible greenhouse gas emission reduction targets that incorporates protections for the poor and indigenous communities;
b) create effective green jobs programs that will provide training for green jobs immediately and in the future;
c) create and implement programs to help those Americans whose economic securities would be jeopardized by climate change, including assistance to compensate for increased expenses for electricity, fuel, and transportation and retraining as well as economic transition assistance for coal miners and other affected workers; and
d) provide $100 billion dollars of funding for mitigation and adaptation for developing countries.
FURTHER IT BE RESOLVED that organizations represented by delegates of the 2010 National Latino Congreso should:
1) host (or direct constituents to) environmental service events on April 17 and 18, 2010;
2) in conjunction with a broad spectrum of partners, participate, or ask members to participate, in advocacy activities on April 22, 2010 that urge the passage of a robust federal climate bill;
3) participate in dialogues with local elected officials during the Global Day of Conversation, April 24, 2010; and
4) consider actions that organizations can undertake in order to help facilitate a successful outcome from the United Nations Climate Conference in Cancun, Mexico, November 29 – December 10, 2010; and
5) send a delegation to the Global Warming Summit taking place in La Paz, Bolivia during Earth Day Week, 2010.
en Estados Unidos multiplican acciones de cabildeo en el Congreso para pedir a los senadores que introduzcan modificaciones al proyecto de ley de reforma migratoria que resolvieron comenzar a debatir el lunes.
