As the worldwide local weather disaster continues to trigger the planet’s oceans to heat and rise, imperiling residents of island (and low-lying) nations, Rihanna points an pressing plea to world leaders to step it up. In a tweet Tuesday morning (June 20) that referred to as out U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and World Band President Ajay Banga, the “Work” singer defined that the time to behave is correct now.
“Hey @SecYellen & #AjayBanga, will you be a part of @miaamormottley and step up for communities hit hardest by local weather emergencies?,” wrote the singer who was born on the Caribbean island nation of Barbados. “We want you to make daring commitments to finance & debt reforms. I tackle local weather change w/ @ClaraLionelFdn — now it’s your flip.”
Rihanna additionally shared a hyperlink to International Citizen’s efforts to defend the planet and defeat poverty by its Energy Our Planet initiative. Her tweet comes forward of International Citizen’s Thursday (June 22) Energy Our Planet: Dwell in Paris live performance, which Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish, H.E.R. and Jon Batiste will headline. International Citizen thanked Rihanna for her advocacy on Twitter, and addressed Yellen and Banga: “We want your management on the Summit for a New International Monetary Pact to drive daring commitments to local weather finance and debt reforms. The ball is formally in your court docket!”
Rihanna is just not new to the local weather urgency message. Final 12 months she pledged $15 million to the trigger by her Clara Lionel Basis. On the time, she introduced donations to 18 local weather justice organizations doing work in seven Caribbean nations and america, together with the Local weather Justice Alliance, the Indigenous Environmental Community, and the Motion for Black Lives.
“Local weather disasters, that are rising in frequency and depth, don’t influence all communities equally, with communities of shade and island nations going through the brunt of local weather change,” she stated in an announcement accompanying the announcement. She additionally famous that disparity is the rationale her basis, named after her grandparents, which prioritizes each local weather resilience and local weather justice work.
Take a look at Rihanna’s tweet beneath.
