The White House announced yesterday (8 April 2013) the names of twelve “climate resilience leaders” who will be honored in a “Champions of Change” event on Thursday (11 April). “As we take action to reduce carbon pollution and speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy, we must also take action to prepare for the impacts of climate change we are already seeing, including more frequent and severe extreme weather,” said Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. The event comes just weeks after the World Wildlife Fund concluded its first annual Earth Hour City Challenge, during which Americans in 2,000 U.S. cities and counties challenged their mayors and city councils to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and to prepare for the disruptive impacts of climate change.
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