Meeting the Climate Challenge

Campaign Milestones

• May 20 2008

  Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 Introduced in the Senate

  Although this bipartisan bill does not become law, it sets a standard for helping the world’s poorest people deal with the adverse effects of climate change, by committing 5% of any revenue to projects that support vulnerable people in the developing world.

• Jun 26 2009

  House of Representatives Passes Major Climate Change Legislation

  The American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009 allocates only 1% of potential revenue to helping people in the developing world deal with these new threats. Estimates from experts at the World Bank and United Nations show that’s not nearly enough to support infrastructure and other development projects made necessary by a changing climate.

• Jul 29 2009

  ONE Members Take Action

  ONE members launch a campaign to tell their senators to commit 5% of any revenue from their climate bill to helping the world’s most vulnerable people overcome the challenge of climate change and stay on track to beat poverty and disease.