We must move Forward, Faster. 

2018 was a year of exponential threats and exponential progress.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated that we have only until 2030 to avert climate catastrophe and that we must drastically cut carbon emissions. In the Fourth National Climate Assessment, U.S. federal agencies detailed the increasing floods, storms, drought, and wildlife loss that our country will endure as the climate crisis worsens. 

In the face of these accelerating assaults on nature and civilization, we are proud of the work that the Sierra Club Foundation has led (as highlighted in this report) to urgently and more rapidly respond in a number of ways:

• • President Trump’s empty promise of bringing back coal hit the hard reality of the Beyond Coal Campaign. Retiring over 280 coal plants shows that the economics of dirty coal power cannot compete with the falling price of wind and solar power.
• • The Trump administration’s efforts to open up the Arctic Refuge to its fossil fuel friends garnered a massive response from banks and investors saying that the financial risks are too high and the damage to wildlife and people is too great.
• • Over one hundred cities and towns all across America have committed to 100 percent clean energy, and they are leading the way to a renewable energy future for all of us.
• • Tribes are stopping fossil fuel projects and launching wind and solar projects that help address the climate crisis while generating jobs and revenue for Tribal members.
• • Our efforts to transform the transportation sector resulted in a banner year for electric vehicle sales and major cities committing to electric bus fleets.

Thank you for supporting us in 2018! We are moving Forward, Faster to create a safe, clean, and bountiful future for all.

Shirley, Allison, and Dan