Through a recent BBC News article, Matt McGrath reports that more than 150 countries have made an amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs. The Montreal Protocol is an international treaty first created to ban chlorofluorocarbons, CFCs, to help repair the ozone layer. CFCs were used in refrigerators and air conditioners, but were ultimately replaced by HFCs, which were later discovered to act as a greenhouse gas. As a result of this agreement, global temperature rise is projected to be lessened by 0.5 degrees Celsius.
This agreement is crucial in our efforts to fight climate change. MSU has also made significant steps towards a sustainable future by moving beyond coal. To see this progress continue, MSU students in Climate Reality Project Campus Corps are calling for 100 percent renewable electricity on campus by 2030.
We have already begun to see effects of climate change as massive storms, severe droughts, and rising sea levels impact frontline communities across the globe. To ensure a healthy planet and sustainable future for our children and grandchildren, we need climate action now.
More than 60 students rallied at the Rock on Farm Lane to show their support for climate action. Student leaders from across campus spoke to the group about why they fight for climate. Afterward, each of the students proclaimed what they will bring to the climate fight, ranging from good humor to strong dedication. Passerbys could hear the finale of the rally as the students chanted, “Go green! Go white! For climate, we fight!”
If you want to be the change, come join us as we work towards a more sustainable campus. Help us make MSU a clean energy campus by getting President Lou Anna K. Simon to commit to 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030.
Sincerely,
Jazz studies senior Joseph Herbst and Chinese freshman Claire Gault.
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