We have previously explored the increasing commitment to renewable energy of many American states, as well as U.S territory Puerto Rico. Most recently, Maryland’s Clean Energy Jobs Act was passed, setting a 50 percent renewable goal by 2030.

This state-level mobilization towards a clean energy future continues to gain momentum, while the federal bill dubbed as the Green New Deal helped bring renewed attention to the urgency of climate change.

To date, more than 100 U.S. cities have already committed to transition to 100% renewable electricity, most of which aim to meet that goal by 2035. A national campaign called “Ready for 100” was launched by environmental organization Sierra Club, calls for institution, political, religious, civic and community leaders and citizens—young and old—across the country to “to commit to solutions that help us achieve 100% clean, renewable, and just energy across the United States by the year 2050.”

Campaign deputy director Kassie Rohrbach said, “Citizens are speaking up and asking for it, and there is widespread public demand. She adds, “That collective power, you know, that collective customer demand, is something the utility has to respond to.”

Improving energy efficiency is also critical to curbing the effects of global warming. According to the International Energy Agency, we can achieve more than 40 percent of the carbon pollution reductions pledged in the Paris Climate Agreement—if governments, businesses, and individuals around the world “make full use of the efficiency technologies that already exist.”

According to nonprofit Alliance to Save Energy, lawmakers should prioritize this issue. “The investment in energy efficiency I would argue is much lower than it needs to be in the face of the challenge. We’ve got a lot more to do to have our policy represent the solutions that are going to get us to the Paris Agreement.”