Democratic Party Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker signed an order Tuesday, Jan. 22 to join the U.S. Climate Alliance, a bipartisan group of governors who have committed to abiding by the terms of an international climate treaty known as the Paris Agreement, despite the fact that president Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from that pact.
Speaking at a news conference in Springfield’s eco-friendly Southwind Park, Pritzker joined officials from the Illinois Environmental Council and the Illinois chapter of the Sierra Club emphasizing the need to take local action to address climate change while taking a few verbal jabs at the president.
Pritzker’s action made Illinois the 18th state to join the U.S. Climate Alliance. That agreement calls for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 26% to 28% below 2005 levels by 2025.
—Capitol News Illinois