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The Maui News
Gov. Josh Green spoke at the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Summit, on Sunday, updating attendees about the Maui wildfires.
"We are no longer anticipating the destructive effects of climate change--we are now fully enduring them," Green said at the summit in New York.
He also addressed Hawaii's efforts to implement policies to achieve the UN's sustainable development goals and the importance of local leadership to achieve the goals by 2030, according to a news release.
"There is no town, city, or human community on earth that is safe from the kind of extreme weather fueled by climate change that we experienced in Hawaii last month," Green said. "We are in this together--we are all part of one interconnected and interdependent global community."
Green stated Hawaii's commitment to moving forward with a higher standard, as reflected in the Aloha+ Challenge and the United Nations sustainable development goals.
"We urge our friends and neighbors in the global community to join us in our commitment to renewable green energy systems, protecting and strengthening our energy grids, and investing in solutions and technologies that can help reverse climate change," he said.
This is the second time Green, along with Hawai'i Green Growth, has addressed a United Nations summit. He first presented at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development July 12, providing the only state-level Voluntary Local Review on implementation of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals, contained in the Aloha+ Challenge, the news release said.