About
As the environmental crisis worsens, we are uniting with parents and other concerned individuals and organizations around the globe to bring upon necessary change to save our planet. We hope to leave it in a better state for our children and grandchildren. We owe it to them.
The World Meteorological Organization recently reported that 2020 was one of the warmest years on record. This year, we have seen the devastating effects of global warming yet again, with some of the highest temperatures on record in many Western parts of North America. This has resulted in catastrophic wildfires, droughts, and continued environmental destruction.
Based in Boston, MA, US Parents for Climate Action was founded in 2021. While the primary focus of this group is for parents, anyone interested in aiding our environment and helping to make our planet a better place for everyone is encouraged to join.
Inspired by the powerful nature of music and with past experience in the field, leaders of US Parents for Climate Action were drawn to bring about change through this medium, which led to Concert For Our Children. Through music, USPCA’s goal is to inspire action toward the environmental problems our world is facing. Furthermore, we look to mobilize people to address our enormous environmental challenges. We feel this movement is strengthened by partnerships and support from communities and organizations committed to empowering people to protect nature in all forms. We welcome collaborations from all interested parties.
“We’re handing them [young people & future generations] a climate system which is potentially out of their control. We’re in an emergency: you can see what’s on the horizon over the next few decades with the effects it will have on ecosystems, sea level, and species extinction.”
In January 2020, Ilona M. Otto and several others of the world-renowned Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research proposed "concrete interventions to induce positive social tipping dynamics and a rapid global transformation to carbon-neutral societies." Our vision is to use the Concert For Our Children to promote these social tipping interventions, which include the following:
Removing fossil-fuel subsidies and incentivizing decentralized energy generation (STE1, energy production and storage systems)
Building carbon-neutral cities (STE2, human settlements)
Divesting from assets linked to fossil fuels (STE3, financial markets)
Revealing the moral implications of fossil fuels (STE4, norms and value systems)
Strengthening climate education and engagement (STE5, education system)
Disclosing information on greenhouse gas emissions (STE6, information feedbacks)