On June 1, 2017, when President Trump announced his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, it was not a given that the international accord would survive without the active participation of the most influential government in the world. However, just days after the announcement, American institutions from all sectors demonstrated unprecedented climate leadership by coming together to show the world that they were still committed to the goals of Paris. They said, “We Are Still In.”
Now, four years later, the We Are Still In coalition has grown to include more than 3,900 states, cities, tribal nations, businesses, universities, cultural institutions, faith groups, and healthcare organizations taking action to fight climate change. These institutions come from all 50 states and include bipartisan elected officials, both small and Fortune500 companies, community colleges to the nation’s largest universities, and faith groups from many denomination