Your Signature is Needed: Stop climate change from DESTROYING our planet

Dear Friend, Urge your Senators to support Sara Aviel’s candidacy for U.S. Executive Director at the Board of the IMF! [Sign Now]( This month, a volcanic eruption with explosive forces more powerful than an atomic bomb devasted the small South Pacific nation of Tonga. The impacts of the eruption and resulting tsunamis could be felt all the way on California’s coast. And climate change and a warming planet could make volcanic eruptions like this one more frequent. [Take action now.]( The planet is screaming that something must be done to avert climate catastrophe. Yet the U.S. government continues to spend BILLIONS on funding fossil fuel projects around the world. But right now, you have the chance to influence change by supporting Sara Aviel as the next U.S. Executive Director at the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund. Aviel has a proven record of centering inequality and climate change in financial institutions. As the representative of the U.S. government at the Executive Board of the IMF, she would have the power to help countries across the globe get the support they need to adopt clean, green energy and build more inclusive and resilient economies by ending their dependence on fossil fuel extraction -- protecting local communities and the futures of all of us who call Earth home. But first, President Biden must nominate her, and she must be confirmed by the Senate. Tell your Senators: Support Sara Aviel’s candidacy for U.S. Executive Director at the IMF! [Sign Now]( Tsunamis, wildfires, hurricanes, flooding, and droughts. The climate crisis is here – and the overwhelming majority of scientists agree that fossil fuels are driving climate change. That’s where the IMF comes in: it can support the reduction of international investments to fossil fuel projects and promote renewable energy investments and countries’ transition to green economies. Right now, the IMF is using crisis loans and policy advice to enable coal, oil and gas projects. But in order to prevent worsening climate change, the IMF needs to help countries develop their economies in a way that is sustainable. The only way the IMF will stop supporting fossil fuels is if its 190 member countries force it to. The United States has significant influence at the IMF, and we need a progressive U.S. leader like Sara Aviel to make this happen. She has extensive public service experience at the intersection of finance and policy, and has always worked to promote social inclusion and environmental justice. She worked as the U.S. Executive Director to the World Bank Group under President Obama and as an advisor to the US Treasury during the 2008 financial crisis. Before she can get started, Biden must nominate and the Senate must confirm her nomination -- and in order to do so your Senators need to hear from constituents like you. Take action: Support bold climate action and Sara Aviel’s candidacy! [Sign Now]( We’re running out of time for bold climate action. A recent report from the world’s leading climate scientists declared climate change a “code red for humanity.” The IMF needs a strong U.S. leader at its Executive Board to help prevent further catastrophe. Now is a very important time to have strong, climate-forward leadership at the IMF. The President needs to nominate, and the Senate needs to confirm Sara Aviel before she can work to promote a cleaner, more sustainable global economy. All of our futures depend on changing course. Will you take action? Demand the Senate support Sara Aviel’s candidacy for U.S. ED at the IMF! [Sign Now]( Standing with you, Luisa Galvao, International policy campaigner, Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us](foe.org/about-us/contact/) Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2021, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]