This fall, more than 300 Oregon lawyers have personally endorsed the following statement in a lawyer-to-lawyer outreach fueled by

A SHARED DEPTH OF CONCERN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE.

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The Oregon Lawyers’ The Oregon Lawyers’ Statement on Climate ChangeThe Trump administration has created national and worldwide anxiety over the U.S. position on climate change. As Oregon lawyers we The Trump administration has created national and worldwide anxiety over the U.S. position on climate change. As Oregon lawyers we feel compelled to challenge the administration’s statements and actions related to climate change as antithetical to intergenerational feel compelled to challenge the administration’s statements and actions related to climate change as antithetical to intergenerational justice and threatening to life on Earth.

BackgroundThe scienti� c consensus on climate change is clear. The temperature of Earth’s surface is increasing and the primary cause is release of greenhouse gases produced The scienti� c consensus on climate change is clear. The temperature of Earth’s surface is increasing and the primary cause is release of greenhouse gases produced The scienti� c consensus on climate change is clear. The temperature of Earth’s surface is increasing and the primary cause is release of greenhouse gases produced The scienti� c consensus on climate change is clear. The temperature of Earth’s surface is increasing and the primary cause is release of greenhouse gases produced The scienti� c consensus on climate change is clear. The temperature of Earth’s surface is increasing and the primary cause is release of greenhouse gases produced The scienti� c consensus on climate change is clear. The temperature of Earth’s surface is increasing and the primary cause is release of greenhouse gases produced The scienti� c consensus on climate change is clear. The temperature of Earth’s surface is increasing and the primary cause is release of greenhouse gases produced by human activity.

At risk are humans living today, future generations, and the varied species of life on Earth. Rising sea levels, more extreme storms and wild� res, massive human At risk are humans living today, future generations, and the varied species of life on Earth. Rising sea levels, more extreme storms and wild� res, massive human At risk are humans living today, future generations, and the varied species of life on Earth. Rising sea levels, more extreme storms and wild� res, massive human At risk are humans living today, future generations, and the varied species of life on Earth. Rising sea levels, more extreme storms and wild� res, massive human At risk are humans living today, future generations, and the varied species of life on Earth. Rising sea levels, more extreme storms and wild� res, massive human At risk are humans living today, future generations, and the varied species of life on Earth. Rising sea levels, more extreme storms and wild� res, massive human migration, starvation, species extinction, failed states, and the attendant collapse of the rule of law are among risks of continued and unmitigated climate change migration, starvation, species extinction, failed states, and the attendant collapse of the rule of law are among risks of continued and unmitigated climate change migration, starvation, species extinction, failed states, and the attendant collapse of the rule of law are among risks of continued and unmitigated climate change migration, starvation, species extinction, failed states, and the attendant collapse of the rule of law are among risks of continued and unmitigated climate change migration, starvation, species extinction, failed states, and the attendant collapse of the rule of law are among risks of continued and unmitigated climate change migration, starvation, species extinction, failed states, and the attendant collapse of the rule of law are among risks of continued and unmitigated climate change and global warming.

What humans do today will profoundly a� ect the rights and opportunities of future generations. Credible U.S. and international scientists con� rm that to avert What humans do today will profoundly a� ect the rights and opportunities of future generations. Credible U.S. and international scientists con� rm that to avert What humans do today will profoundly a� ect the rights and opportunities of future generations. Credible U.S. and international scientists con� rm that to avert What humans do today will profoundly a� ect the rights and opportunities of future generations. Credible U.S. and international scientists con� rm that to avert What humans do today will profoundly a� ect the rights and opportunities of future generations. Credible U.S. and international scientists con� rm that to avert What humans do today will profoundly a� ect the rights and opportunities of future generations. Credible U.S. and international scientists con� rm that to avert catastrophic consequences we must accelerate two concurrent and parallel e� orts: (1) mitigate release of greenhouse gases (including CO2 and methane) and (2) catastrophic consequences we must accelerate two concurrent and parallel e� orts: (1) mitigate release of greenhouse gases (including CO2 and methane) and (2) catastrophic consequences we must accelerate two concurrent and parallel e� orts: (1) mitigate release of greenhouse gases (including CO2 and methane) and (2) catastrophic consequences we must accelerate two concurrent and parallel e� orts: (1) mitigate release of greenhouse gases (including CO2 and methane) and (2) catastrophic consequences we must accelerate two concurrent and parallel e� orts: (1) mitigate release of greenhouse gases (including CO2 and methane) and (2) catastrophic consequences we must accelerate two concurrent and parallel e� orts: (1) mitigate release of greenhouse gases (including CO2 and methane) and (2) catastrophic consequences we must accelerate two concurrent and parallel e� orts: (1) mitigate release of greenhouse gases (including CO2 and methane) and (2) catastrophic consequences we must accelerate two concurrent and parallel e� orts: (1) mitigate release of greenhouse gases (including CO2 and methane) and (2) adapt to reduce the growing impact of warming from gases already released into the atmospheric system. That is the ethical imperative of our time.adapt to reduce the growing impact of warming from gases already released into the atmospheric system. That is the ethical imperative of our time.adapt to reduce the growing impact of warming from gases already released into the atmospheric system. That is the ethical imperative of our time.adapt to reduce the growing impact of warming from gases already released into the atmospheric system. That is the ethical imperative of our time.adapt to reduce the growing impact of warming from gases already released into the atmospheric system. That is the ethical imperative of our time.adapt to reduce the growing impact of warming from gases already released into the atmospheric system. That is the ethical imperative of our time.

Our CallBy endorsing this statement, we Oregon lawyers accept the key role the United States must play in addressing climate change as an imminent threat to the planet. By endorsing this statement, we Oregon lawyers accept the key role the United States must play in addressing climate change as an imminent threat to the planet. By endorsing this statement, we Oregon lawyers accept the key role the United States must play in addressing climate change as an imminent threat to the planet. By endorsing this statement, we Oregon lawyers accept the key role the United States must play in addressing climate change as an imminent threat to the planet. By endorsing this statement, we Oregon lawyers accept the key role the United States must play in addressing climate change as an imminent threat to the planet. By endorsing this statement, we Oregon lawyers accept the key role the United States must play in addressing climate change as an imminent threat to the planet. By endorsing this statement, we Oregon lawyers accept the key role the United States must play in addressing climate change as an imminent threat to the planet. To the extent possible, within our varied circumstances, we will: (1) support local, state and federal e� orts to address this threat seriously as a national priority, (2) To the extent possible, within our varied circumstances, we will: (1) support local, state and federal e� orts to address this threat seriously as a national priority, (2) To the extent possible, within our varied circumstances, we will: (1) support local, state and federal e� orts to address this threat seriously as a national priority, (2) To the extent possible, within our varied circumstances, we will: (1) support local, state and federal e� orts to address this threat seriously as a national priority, (2) To the extent possible, within our varied circumstances, we will: (1) support local, state and federal e� orts to address this threat seriously as a national priority, (2) To the extent possible, within our varied circumstances, we will: (1) support local, state and federal e� orts to address this threat seriously as a national priority, (2) To the extent possible, within our varied circumstances, we will: (1) support local, state and federal e� orts to address this threat seriously as a national priority, (2) resist initiatives that attempt to discredit science and scientists, and (3) challenge e� orts to mislead the public on the seriousness of continued global warming.resist initiatives that attempt to discredit science and scientists, and (3) challenge e� orts to mislead the public on the seriousness of continued global warming.resist initiatives that attempt to discredit science and scientists, and (3) challenge e� orts to mislead the public on the seriousness of continued global warming.resist initiatives that attempt to discredit science and scientists, and (3) challenge e� orts to mislead the public on the seriousness of continued global warming.resist initiatives that attempt to discredit science and scientists, and (3) challenge e� orts to mislead the public on the seriousness of continued global warming.resist initiatives that attempt to discredit science and scientists, and (3) challenge e� orts to mislead the public on the seriousness of continued global warming.resist initiatives that attempt to discredit science and scientists, and (3) challenge e� orts to mislead the public on the seriousness of continued global warming.resist initiatives that attempt to discredit science and scientists, and (3) challenge e� orts to mislead the public on the seriousness of continued global warming.

As lawyers, we are called by our profession to be champions of justice. This is a critical time. In the case of climate change, the concept of justice is clearly As lawyers, we are called by our profession to be champions of justice. This is a critical time. In the case of climate change, the concept of justice is clearly As lawyers, we are called by our profession to be champions of justice. This is a critical time. In the case of climate change, the concept of justice is clearly As lawyers, we are called by our profession to be champions of justice. This is a critical time. In the case of climate change, the concept of justice is clearly As lawyers, we are called by our profession to be champions of justice. This is a critical time. In the case of climate change, the concept of justice is clearly As lawyers, we are called by our profession to be champions of justice. This is a critical time. In the case of climate change, the concept of justice is clearly As lawyers, we are called by our profession to be champions of justice. This is a critical time. In the case of climate change, the concept of justice is clearly intergenerational. Younger and future generations and other species of life will bear the brunt of consequences resulting from our failure to act today.intergenerational. Younger and future generations and other species of life will bear the brunt of consequences resulting from our failure to act today.intergenerational. Younger and future generations and other species of life will bear the brunt of consequences resulting from our failure to act today.intergenerational. Younger and future generations and other species of life will bear the brunt of consequences resulting from our failure to act today.intergenerational. Younger and future generations and other species of life will bear the brunt of consequences resulting from our failure to act today.intergenerational. Younger and future generations and other species of life will bear the brunt of consequences resulting from our failure to act today.intergenerational. Younger and future generations and other species of life will bear the brunt of consequences resulting from our failure to act today.

We call upon local, state, and national bar associations to acknowledge the responsibility of the legal profession and formalize it within their structures. Illustrative We call upon local, state, and national bar associations to acknowledge the responsibility of the legal profession and formalize it within their structures. Illustrative We call upon local, state, and national bar associations to acknowledge the responsibility of the legal profession and formalize it within their structures. Illustrative We call upon local, state, and national bar associations to acknowledge the responsibility of the legal profession and formalize it within their structures. Illustrative We call upon local, state, and national bar associations to acknowledge the responsibility of the legal profession and formalize it within their structures. Illustrative We call upon local, state, and national bar associations to acknowledge the responsibility of the legal profession and formalize it within their structures. Illustrative We call upon local, state, and national bar associations to acknowledge the responsibility of the legal profession and formalize it within their structures. Illustrative We call upon local, state, and national bar associations to acknowledge the responsibility of the legal profession and formalize it within their structures. Illustrative We call upon local, state, and national bar associations to acknowledge the responsibility of the legal profession and formalize it within their structures. Illustrative examples of bar action include the adoption of the Sustainability Bylaw (Article 26) by the Oregon State Bar and its creation of a Sustainable Future Section. examples of bar action include the adoption of the Sustainability Bylaw (Article 26) by the Oregon State Bar and its creation of a Sustainable Future Section. examples of bar action include the adoption of the Sustainability Bylaw (Article 26) by the Oregon State Bar and its creation of a Sustainable Future Section. examples of bar action include the adoption of the Sustainability Bylaw (Article 26) by the Oregon State Bar and its creation of a Sustainable Future Section. examples of bar action include the adoption of the Sustainability Bylaw (Article 26) by the Oregon State Bar and its creation of a Sustainable Future Section. examples of bar action include the adoption of the Sustainability Bylaw (Article 26) by the Oregon State Bar and its creation of a Sustainable Future Section. examples of bar action include the adoption of the Sustainability Bylaw (Article 26) by the Oregon State Bar and its creation of a Sustainable Future Section. examples of bar action include the adoption of the Sustainability Bylaw (Article 26) by the Oregon State Bar and its creation of a Sustainable Future Section.

As lawyers, we call upon the Executive Branch to work with Congress to create and lead a federal e� ort, comparable in focus to the United States’ historical e� ort to As lawyers, we call upon the Executive Branch to work with Congress to create and lead a federal e� ort, comparable in focus to the United States’ historical e� ort to As lawyers, we call upon the Executive Branch to work with Congress to create and lead a federal e� ort, comparable in focus to the United States’ historical e� ort to As lawyers, we call upon the Executive Branch to work with Congress to create and lead a federal e� ort, comparable in focus to the United States’ historical e� ort to As lawyers, we call upon the Executive Branch to work with Congress to create and lead a federal e� ort, comparable in focus to the United States’ historical e� ort to As lawyers, we call upon the Executive Branch to work with Congress to create and lead a federal e� ort, comparable in focus to the United States’ historical e� ort to place a person on the moon, to address the core issues driving climate change. place a person on the moon, to address the core issues driving climate change. place a person on the moon, to address the core issues driving climate change. place a person on the moon, to address the core issues driving climate change.

On behalf of our global community, children living today, future generations, and other species, we issue this call.On behalf of our global community, children living today, future generations, and other species, we issue this call.On behalf of our global community, children living today, future generations, and other species, we issue this call.On behalf of our global community, children living today, future generations, and other species, we issue this call.On behalf of our global community, children living today, future generations, and other species, we issue this call.

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