Global warming poses a serious challenge for Rhode Island. Rising sea
levels, accelerated beach erosion, more severe coastal storms,
temperature changes in Narragansett Bay and worse summer smog seasons
all pose serious risks.
The world’s leading climate scientists
have warned that unless we stop emitting millions of tons of global
warming pollution each year, we run the risk of irreversibly damaging
the climate systems that make life on earth possible.
With no
action from Washington, D.C., more than 10 states are making their own
plans to stop global warming. Rhode Island has committed to reducing
global warming pollution 10 percent by 2020, but is currently not on
track to hit that goal. Environment Rhode Island is working to make
sure Rhode Island achieves that goal by advocating cleaner cars, a
global warming cap on power plant pollution and better transportation
alternatives.
