A resolution expressing the need for bold climate action in response to the release of the United Nations report entitled "Global Warming of 1.5 C, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty" and the Fourth National Climate Assessment report entitled "Volume II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States" by the United States Global Change Research Program.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Nov 27, 2018)
Recognizes and accepts the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in the special report on the impacts of global warming and the findings of the U.S. Global Change Research Program in the Fourth National Climate Assessment report.
Expresses the sense that immediate action by Congress and the Administration is needed to reduce greenhouse gases.
What just happenedNov 27, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7136-7138; text of measure as introduced: CR S7136)
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateNov 27, 2018
- Nov 27, 2018IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7136-7138; text of measure as introduced: CR S7136)
Environment and Public Works Committee - Nov 27, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate