Climate Change & Environment
Governor Brown on Two-Year Anniversary of Paris Agreement: “We Can’t Wait for the White House to Wake Up”
PARIS - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., representing the United States - and states and regions leading on climate across the globe - joined the President of France, the United Nations Secretary-General, the World Bank President and other heads of state at the One...
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Governor Brown to Represent U.S. at One Planet Climate Summit on Anniversary of Paris Agreement
PARIS – At the invitation of France's President Emmanuel Macron, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will represent the United States – and states and regions around the world – at the One Planet Summit on Tuesday, the two-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement. The...
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Under2 Coalition Grows to More Than 200 Members Representing 1.3 Billion People, 40 Percent of World’s GDP
BONN, Germany – On his final day at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23), Special Advisor for States and Regions Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that the Under2 Coalition – a pact of states, regions and countries committed to keeping the...
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California and U.S. Climate Alliance States Partner with Mexico and Canada to Advance North American Climate Action
BONN, Germany – With the official American delegation cloistered behind closed doors, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined Canada and Mexico’s top climate representatives at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) to affirm North America’s commitment...
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Governor Brown Rallies State and Regional Leaders Around Climate Action at COP23
BONN, Germany – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today rallied city, state and regional leaders at the largest gathering on global subnational climate action at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany. “We come to this Conference of the...
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Governor Brown Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to Paris Agreement with Michael Bloomberg at COP23: “We’re Here, We’re In and We’re Not Going Away”
Governor Also Welcomes Virginia to Under2 Coalition BONN, Germany – In his first day at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23), Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., the conference's Special Advisor for States and Regions, joined Michael R. Bloomberg, the United...
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Governor Brown Meets with Norway’s Prime Minister, Convenes First-of-its-Kind Gathering of World’s Scientific Academies
OSLO, Norway – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today met with Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg and convened a first-of-its-kind meeting with representatives of the world's leading independent national academies of science to review climate impacts and discuss how...
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Governor Brown in Brussels: “Everybody Has to Be All In” on Climate Action
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Closing out his final day in Brussels, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today participated in a discussion hosted by one of the largest American policy institutions in Europe - the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) - for a discussion on...
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Governor Brown Strengthens California’s Climate Ties with Europe, Blasts “Denialists”
BRUSSELS, Belgium - In forceful remarks before the Baden-Württemberg State Parliament and nearly three hours of wide-ranging debate and dialogue with members of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today forged closer ties with...
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Governor Brown Addresses European Union Leaders in Brussels, Meets with Under2 Coalition Co-Founder Baden-Württemberg’s Minister-President in Stuttgart
STUTTGART, Germany - After issuing a call to action to global faith leaders at the Vatican over the weekend, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today pushed for greater climate collaboration between California and the European Union in remarks to hundreds of members of the...
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