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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 632 

Supporting a transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy to help consumers, support the economy and national security of the United States, 

and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 7, 2016 

Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. 

SANDERS, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. FRANKEN, and Ms. WARREN) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting a transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy to help consumers, support the economy and national security of the United States, and avoid the worst 

impacts of climate change. 

Whereas, in December 2016, nearly 200 nations that are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted an historic international agreement 

to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change; 

Whereas transitioning to clean energy will help reduce carbon 

pollution in the United States, and combat climate 

change; 


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Whereas transitioning to clean energy will help the United 

States meet its international commitments to reduce 

greenhouse gas emissions; 

Whereas transitioning to a clean energy economy will create 

millions of well-paying jobs in the United States, save 

consumers in the United States money, and boost economic growth; 

Whereas low-income communities, communities of color, and 

indigenous people in the United States are inordinately 

exposed to pollution from fossil fuels; 

Whereas distributed renewable energy and energy efficiency 

can provide access to local jobs in cities in the United 

States while cleaning up neighborhoods; 

Whereas, in 2005, the United States had fewer than 10,000 

megawatts of installed wind and solar electric generating 

capacity; 

Whereas, in 2016, the United States has more than 100,000 

megawatts of installed wind and solar electric generating 

capacity; 

Whereas, in 2016, the United States is projected to add more 

electric generating capacity from solar and wind than 

from any other source; 

Whereas, by the end of 2016, there are projected to be— 

(1) 310,000 individuals in the United States employed in the solar industry; and 

(2) 88,000 individuals in the United States employed in the wind industry; 

Whereas, by 2020, there are projected to be nearly 600,000 

individuals in the United States employed in the wind 

and solar industries; 


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Whereas more than 1⁄2 of all new electricity capacity added 

in the world in 2015 was renewable; and 

Whereas according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the United States has the technical potential to 

generate more than 100 times the quantity of electricity 

it consumes each year as of 2016 solely from wind, solar, 

and other renewable resources: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports a national goal of phasing out fos3 sil fuel emissions and, by 2050, generating 100 per4 cent of the electricity consumed in the United States 

5 from clean energy resources, such as solar, wind, 

6 geothermal, and other renewable resources; and 

7 (2) supports policies to achieve that goal that 

8 will— 

9 (A) create jobs for all individuals, espe10 cially in communities with high rates of unem11 ployment or underemployment, and build a sus12 tainable economy; and 

13 (B) ensure universal access to clean energy 

14 for all homes and businesses in the United 

15 States, including for moderate- and low-income 

16 families. 

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