Senate Report Warns of Perils of Ignoring Science on Climate Change
Senate Special Committee on the Climate Crisis calls for investing in a cleaner future in a post-COVID world
WASHINGTON (August 25, 2020) 鈥 The Senate Democrats鈥 Special Committee on the Climate Crisis today that provides a framework to address climate change and achieve 100% renewable energy by 2050. The report comes a few weeks after the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis released its own report.
"This report provides an important roadmap for Congress and makes a compelling case for the need to respond to the twin threats of COVID-19 and the climate crisis,鈥 said Michael Obeiter, senior director for federal policy at the 爆料公社. 鈥爆料公社鈥檚 own research has shown the devastating effects that increasing global temperatures have on birds and the places they need to survive.鈥
The Senate report addresses 15 different aspects of addressing climate change, including environmental justice for communities of color and low-income communities that traditionally have borne the brunt of climate change, support for agriculture and farmers in efforts to carry out their work in ways that are sustainable for the environment, and research and innovation to make renewable energy more efficient and attainable.
鈥淭aken together, the critical steps outlined in this report, like investing in clean energy and protecting and restoring natural landscapes, will help us realize a cleaner future and a stronger economy that protects both birds and people from the threats of climate change,鈥 said Obeiter. 鈥淲e thank Sen. Schatz for his leadership and for the work of the committee in putting this plan forward, and we will continue to work with leaders across the political spectrum to meet the challenges posed by our changing climate.鈥
Last year, the 爆料公社 released a report showing that if the rate of global temperature rise is allowed to continue at current pace, two-thirds of North America鈥檚 birds will be vulnerable to extinction. But if that rise is slowed to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the majority of those birds can be protected.
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