A concurrent resolution recognizing a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to the Trump administration's directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, while suppressing climate change science.
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Overview
This concurrent resolution declares a health and safety emergency primarily affecting children due to the Trump administration’s policies that promote fossil fuel production and suppress climate change science. It criticizes the administration’s actions, including executive orders that expand fossil fuel extraction, block renewable energy, and limit access to climate data. The resolution asserts Congress’s sense that the government has a duty to protect children’s rights and transition to clean energy sources.
Key provisions
- Declares a health and safety emergency impacting children due to climate change policies.
- Criticizes the Trump administration’s executive orders related to fossil fuel production and renewable energy.
- Calls for the Environmental Protection Agency to be restored to its core mission.
- Demands the reversal of policies that block clean, renewable energy and electric vehicles.
- Requests the publication of climate change resources and data on Federal websites.
- Asserts Congress’s duty to protect children’s constitutional rights and a stable climate.
- Advocates for a trajectory to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide to less than 350 parts per million by 2100.
- Highlights the disproportionate impact of climate change on vulnerable children.
Who is affected
- Children
- Families
- Environmental Justice Communities
- Public Health Professionals
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