Foreign ministers from the Arctic Council’s eight member nations, which include the United States, met in Fairbanks Alaska and reiterated and emphasized that human activities are the "main contributors" to climate change effects, and that there is a pressing need for humans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Sec. State Rex Tillerson signed the declaration on behalf of the United States...
FAIRBANKS DECLARATION 2017
On the Occasion of the Tenth Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council
We, the Ministers representing the eight Arctic States, joined by representatives of the six Permanent Participant organizations, have gathered in Fairbanks, Alaska, at the conclusion of the second United States Chairmanship, at the Tenth Ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council....
Further recognizing that activities taking place outside the Arctic region, including activities occurring in Arctic States, are the main contributors to climate change effects and pollution in the Arctic, and underlining the need for action at all levels,
Noting with concern that the Arctic is warming at more than twice the rate of the global average, resulting in widespread social, environmental, and economic impacts in the Arctic and worldwide, and the pressing and increasing need for mitigation and adaptation actions and to strengthen resilience,
Noting the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change and its implementation, and reiterating the need for global action to reduce both long-lived greenhouse gases and short-lived climate pollutants,
Signed,
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
and signatories representing seven other nations of the International Artic Council
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