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Dear Rex,

Read the following Op-Ed. You cannot disregard this. You must attend the September 23 summit !!

Climate change is affecting agriculture, water resources, human health, and ecosystems on land and in the oceans. It poses sweeping risks for economic stability and the security of nations. We can avert these risks if we take bold, decisive action now. An increasing number of government leaders, policymakers, businesses, investors and concerned citizens are beginning to comprehend the costs of climate change. Solutions exist. The race is on. My challenge to all political and business leaders, all concerned citizens and voters is simple: be at the head of the race. Don't get left behind. Don't be on the losing side of history. Let us work together to make climate change a top priority for all leaders.

Your "leadership by example would usher in a new era...."

Douglas Grandt <answerthecall@mac.com>To: Rex Tillerson <Rex.W.Tillerson@ExxonMobil.com>Cc: Secretary General Ban Ki-moon <ecu@un.org>, Christiana Figueres <secretariat@unfccc.int>, David Rosenthal <David.S.Rosenthal@exxonmobil.com>You must attend the summit (cc: Ban Ki-moon and Christiana Figueres)

May 13, 2014 9:37 AM

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Climate change affects us all. So what's stopping us joining forces to act on it?Ban Ki-moon | May 6, 2014 | The GuardianccI have seen that effective, affordable climate solutions exist. The push-back against sceptics must start in earnest at the UN's 2014 summit in New York

Leaders, businesses and concerned citizens are learningthat affordable solutions exist or are in the pipeline to reducegreenhouse gas emissions and support resilience.Photograph: Kunlé Adeyemi

Three decades from now the world is going to be a very different place. How it looks will depend on actions we take today. We have big decisions to make and little time to make them if we are to provide stability and greater prosperity to the world's growing population. Top of the priority list is climate change.All around the world it is plain that climate change is happening and that human activities are the principal cause. Last month the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirmed that the effects of climate change are already widespread, costly and consequential – from the tropics to the poles, from small islands to large continents, and from the poorest countries to the wealthiest. The world's top scientists are clear. Climate change is affecting agriculture, water resources, human health, and ecosystems on land and in the oceans. It poses sweeping risks for economic stability and the security of nations.We can avert these risks if we take bold, decisive action now. An increasing number of government leaders, policymakers, businesses, investors and concerned citizens are beginning to comprehend the costs of climate change. More crucially, they are also learning that affordable solutions exist or are in the pipeline to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support resilience. We need to deploy these solutions at a scale commensurate to the challenge. That means investment and it means global co-operation, especially in the areas of finance and technology. That is why it is important that governments complete their work on a new universal climate agreement by 2015.To build political momentum and help bring about action, I am convening a climate summit in New York on 23 September. I am pressing national leaders, along with mayors and senior representatives from business, finance and civil society, to join a "race to the top" by showcasing solutions and forging partnerships that can steer the world away from cataclysm and towards a sustainable future.I have been hosting an international meeting designed as a staging post for the September summit. The Abu Dhabi Ascent has given me considerable hope. Governments and private sector leaders have unveiled achievements and plans in a variety of areas where we feel we can make the quickest, greatest impact, including energy, cities and transport, finance, resilience, agriculture and short-lived climate pollutants.

Just as scientists are united on the impacts of climate change, so are economists generally agreed on the costs of combatting it. Working now for a rapid transformation to a low-carbon economy will be significantly less expensive for people and economies than failing to act, especially in developing countries, which are most vulnerable to climate impacts. They are also where emissions are rising fastest. These countries need support to build their own low-carbon futures and the opportunities that will bring. They have a pressing need for development. But their sustainable progress – and ultimately that of all of us – demands they do so as cleanly as possible. No one can afford the relentless increase in global temperatures that business as usual will bring.The benefits of addressing climate change include reduced pollution, improved public health, fewer disasters, cleaner, cheaper, more efficient energy, better managed forests, more liveable cities, increased food security and less poverty. Instead of asking if we can afford to act, we should be asking what is stopping us, who is stopping us, and why? Climate change is an issue for all people, all businesses, all governments. Let us join forces to push back against sceptics and entrenched interests. Let us support the scientists, economists, entrepreneurs and investors who can persuade government leaders and policymakers that now is the time for bold action.In Abu Dhabi I have seen again that effective affordable solutions are already available. I have seen that an increasing number of governments and other actors are prepared to invest in a low-carbon future. My sights are now set on the September climate summit and theclimate negotiations in Lima in December and Paris next year.Change is in the air – I can sense it at all levels of society. Solutions exist. The race is on. My challenge to all political and business leaders, all concerned citizens and voters is simple: be at the head of the race. Don't get left behind. Don't be on the losing side of history. Let us work together to make climate change a top priority for all leaders – at home and in the global arena. Let us take advantage of the opportunities presented by climate action and lay the foundations for a more prosperous and secure future for all.http://bit.ly/Guard06May

Climate Summit 2014

I challenge you to bring to the Summit bold pledges. Innovate, scale-up, cooperate and deliver concrete action that will close the emissions gap and put us on track for an ambitious legal agreement through the UNFCCC process.” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

As part of a global effort to mobilize action and ambition on climate change, United Nations

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is inviting Heads of State and Government along with business,

finance, civil society and local leaders to a Climate Summit in September 2014, New York.

This Summit will be a different kind of Climate Summit. It is aimed at catalyzing action by governments,

business, finance, industry, and civil society in areas for new commitments and substantial, scalable

and replicable contributions to the Summit that will help the world shift toward a low-carbon economy.

The Summit will come one year before countries aim to conclude a global climate agreement in 2015

through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Although the 2014 Climate

Summit is not part of the negotiating process, countries have recognized the value of the Summit,

including by welcoming the Secretary-General’s efforts in a Decision of the Doha climate conference in

2012.

By catalyzing action on climate change prior to the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference in 2015, the

Secretary-General intends to build a solid foundation on which to anchor successful negotiations and

sustained progress on the road to reducing emissions and strengthening adaptation strategies.