The Pentagon is the single largest institutional polluter on the planet, and research estimates show that the U.S. war machine pumps more greenhouse gases than 140 whole countries. If we’re serious about climate change, we have to include the Pentagon in our conversations.

That’s why progressive champions like Rep. Jamie Raskin are fighting to keep climate action in the NDAA. Rep. Raskin’s amendments to the NDAA will mandate the Pentagon do a FULL accounting of its greenhouse gas emissions, and those of weapons contractors, and report them to Congress. Because right now, no one — not even the Pentagon — knows exactly how much greenhouse gases they're pumping into the atmosphere.

But while McCarthy is the Speaker of the House, it’s Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the Freedom Caucus who are really running the show. And climate action is one of the “woke” issues that the MAGA Republicans are howling that they will block. In this same bill, they’re already going after a much-needed regulation to force accountability from weapons makers for their massive greenhouse gas emissions, and they’re undermining efforts to shift the U.S. military toward clean energy use. The bill is now headed to the floor, and this is our opportunity to demonstrate our collective power.

Progressives in Congress are showing up for climate action and they’re counting on activists from across the country to show up as well. Overwhelming grassroots pressure will help keep our champions united in opposition to this extremely bad NDAA bill, and signal to extremists and climate deniers that the people are against them — and make them think twice about pushing through their right-wing agenda.

Please sign now and tell your member of Congress to support Rep. Raskin’s climate amendment.