What you need to know: Governor Newsom will serve as Co-Chair of America Is All In, an expansive coalition of state, local, tribal, private sector and non-profit leaders supporting climate efforts at the subnational level.

SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced he is joining America Is All In as its newest Co-Chair. In each of the 50 states in the U.S. and across sectors, the coalition of state and local leaders aims to cut emissions in half by 2030 and reach net zero emissions by 2050, while building resilience in the face of increasing climate impacts.

The Governor will serve alongside Managing Co-Chair Gina McCarthy and fellow Co-Chairs Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb.

With the all-out assault we’re now facing on low-carbon, green growth from the federal level, it’s the subnational leaders – those of us leading our states and cities – who have to step up. In California, we’re not slowing down our work to slash pollution and dominate clean industries of the future. In fact, we’re ramping up because it will take all of us to meet this moment.

I’m looking forward to joining America Is All In as a Co-Chair and working alongside our U.S. and international partners on this critical work. - Governor Gavin Newsom

The goals of America Is All In include:

• Mobilize and partner with subnational sectors across thousands of U.S. cities, states, tribal nations, businesses, schools, and faith, health, and cultural institutions to develop, implement, and ensure accountability for an ambitious, all-in national climate strategy
• Accelerate and develop non-federal climate action across the country through direct implementation and collective advocacy that meets the urgency of the climate crisis
• Promote the leadership of non-federal and subnational actors on the world stage to secure a healthy, prosperous, equitable, and sustainable future for everybody.

“As governor of the fifth largest economy in the world and a climate leader for decades, I could not be more thrilled to have Governor Newsom and California once again showing America and the world that climate action doesn’t just cut greenhouse gases, it creates jobs, new businesses, and innovative technologies that makes our energy, safer, healthier and more affordable,” said Gina McCarthy, Managing Co-Chair of America Is All In. “I thank Governor Newsom for being a leader that states, cities, businesses, and local groups can all look up to. Together, we will pick up the baton and represent the U.S. on the international stage, so that our friends and allies around the world know that at the subnational level, the U.S. is fully committed to putting in place policies, practices, and technologies that cut fossil fuels to protect our health, our safety, and our economy.” 

To learn more about the America Is All In coalition, visit www.americaisallin.com.