Ambassador Linda Taglialatela, Statement
The celebration of Earth Day throughout the Eastern Caribbean has special meaning this year. The suffering of our neighbors in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and on other impacted countries across the region due to the La Soufrière eruptions reminds us of the awesome power of our planet. Though we cannot control a volcano, we can and must fulfill our collective responsibility to care for those parts of the environment that are under our control. Mitigating climate change will ensure that our planet continues to provide us with abundant sustainable resources, beauty, and joy. Our shared partnership in this effort stretches across political borders, oceans, and differences of language and culture.
Statement by Ambassador Linda Taglialatela, US Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and the OECS.
The celebration of Earth Day throughout the Eastern Caribbean has special meaning this year. The suffering of our neighbours in St Vincent and the Grenadines and on other impacted countries across the region due to the La Soufrière eruptions reminds us of the awesome power of our planet.
Though we cannot control a volcano, we can and must fulfill our collective responsibility to care for those parts of the environment that are under our control. Mitigating climate change will ensure that our planet continues to provide us with abundant sustainable resources, beauty, and joy. Our shared partnership in this effort stretches across political borders, oceans, and differences of language and culture.
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