Demand Congress Support Ocean-Climate Solutions

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Over the past few years, the climate crisis has unleashed wildfires, hurricanes, severe rains, oppressive heat waves and unusual weather that caused massive damage across the world. Our global society can no longer ignore the existential threat of climate change, especially as sea level rise and extreme weather continue to devastate coastal communities — taking both an emotional and economic toll.

That is why citizens across the U.S. are demanding Congress enacts climate change policies that protect the ocean, coasts and local communities before it's too late!

Specifically, we need Congress to pass ocean-based climate solutions. Legislation is needed to leverage the ocean’s potential in the fight against climate change by permanently banning offshore oil drilling, helping communities adapt to sea level rise, promoting responsible offshore renewable energy, supporting blue carbon restoration, and improving ocean health by tackling emerging issues like harmful algae blooms and ocean acidification.

Please send a message to your representatives and demand that they act on climate change by supporting ocean-based climate solutions.

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Dear [recipient position will go here] [recipient name will go here],

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I urge you to take immediate action to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The recent UN IPCC report painted a dire picture of how climate change will affect the ocean and coasts. The impacts will become even more catastrophic if we continue to ignore this imminent threat.

Scientists estimate that by 2050, 90% of coral reefs will die off from ocean warming and acidification due to climate change. It's also predicted that sea levels will rise by three feet in the next 30 years, wiping out 87% of California's best surf breaks. In addition, warming water temperatures from climate change are expected to produce increasingly more harmful algae blooms, resulting in closed beaches, killed wildlife, and severe illnesses to surfers and swimmers.

The U.S. must increase our commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and find innovative ways to adapt to the climate change impacts that we are already experiencing. Developing solutions to limit the effects of climate change makes good economic sense and it is also necessary to protect communities and environmental resources.

Legislation is needed to leverage the ocean’s potential in the fight against climate change by permanently banning offshore oil drilling, helping communities adapt to sea level rise, supporting blue carbon restoration, and improving ocean health by tackling emerging issues like harmful algae blooms and ocean acidification.

This Congress has a tremendous opportunity to protect our ocean and coasts from this environmental crisis. People from around the world are calling upon the U.S. to take bold action. There is little time to waste future generation are counting on you.

Thank you for your attention to this urgent issue of climate change. We look forward to working with you on an ambitious climate agenda.

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