After President Donald Trump announced last week that the United States was pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord, supporters of the agreement are coming forward around the country, including in Georgia.

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Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed was in Paris in 2015 for the climate conference that resulted in the agreement, which is an international commitment to fight climate change, and he released a statement ahead of Trump’s announcement.

“Along with my colleagues from around the country and the world, I remain committed to meeting the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement,” Reed said.

Ted Terry, the mayor of Clarkston and director of the Georgia Sierra Club, also signed on to a letter from more than 250 U.S. mayors, saying they’re committed to the Paris agreement.

Private universities in Georgia, including Emory University, Spelman College and Agnes Scott College, say they’re taking action on climate change, too.

“I am pleased to join other universities, businesses and municipalities in continuing to invest in energy efficiency, transportation alternatives, food waste reduction, water conservation and other measures that will lead to greenhouse gas reduction and a healthier, safer environment for us all, ” Emory University President Claire E. Sterk said in a statement.

A handful of Georgia businesses are voicing support for the Paris Accord, too.

“For nearly 25 years, Interface has pioneered the sustainability movement,” Jay Gould, CEO of Interface, a carpet tile company, said in a statement. “Well, we need to step up once again, because now doing no harm is simply not enough.”

An open letter posted online called “We Are Still in” lists the supporters of the Paris Agreement and is updated as cities, states, universities and businesses sign on.

As of this week, here’s who has joined that initiative in Georgia:

Kasim Reed, Mayor of Atlanta

Ted Terry, Mayor of Clarkston

Elizabeth Kiss, Agnes Scott College president

Mary Schmidt Campbell, Spelman College president

Lawrence Schall, Oglethorpe University president

Interface, a carpet tile manufacturer based in LaGrange

Ambata Capital, LLC, a financial services firm which has offices in Atlanta

Biotech Inc., a labratory tool manufacturer based in Alpharetta

Splice, a design firm with offices in Atlanta

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story listed Emory University as being part of the “We Are Still In” Initiative. Emory is not associated with that effort, but the school has said it supports the Paris Climate Accord.