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tious, transformative action by all—governments, regions, 
cities, businesses and civil society’’, and that ‘‘we made 
a commitment to the people of the world through the 
Paris Agreement. It was a solemn promise . . . to do 
anything less will be a betrayal of our entire human fam-
ily and all the generations to come.’’; 
Whereas the World Meteorological Organization’s Provisional 
Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2019, 
released on December 3, 2019, stated that 2019 ends the 
warmest decade on record and that greenhouse gas con-
centrations have reached a record new high of 407.8 
parts per million; 
Whereas the United Nations Environment Programme’s 
Emissions Gap Report 2019, released in November 2019, 
highlighted the significant work the global community 
must undertake in order to overcome the shortcomings of 
current commitments to keep global temperature rise to 
two degrees Celsius, that greenhouse gas emissions con-
tinued to increase in 2019, that G20 countries account 
for more than 75 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, 
and that ‘‘enhanced action by G20 members will be es-
sential for the global mitigation effort’’; 
Whereas the most vulnerable communities, including commu-
nities of color, women, children, the elderly, persons with 
disabilities, low-income communities, and those with un-
derlying health conditions, face even greater health risks 
as a result of climate change; 
Whereas the United States is already seeing climate change 
exacerbate extreme weather events, including 6 Category 
5 hurricanes in the past 4 years, the issuance of the first- 
ever Extreme Red Flag Warning for wildfires, and com-
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munities around the country regularly facing ‘‘100 Year 
Floods’’; 
Whereas investing in energy efficiency and clean energy tech-
nologies is an extraordinary job creation opportunity for 
the United States that already employs more than 
3,260,000 people, with solar and wind technicians rep-
resenting the first and second fastest-growing jobs in the 
entire United States economy by 2026, respectively; 
Whereas the United States can lead the world in innovation 
and manufacturing clean energy technologies, creating 
good-paying jobs, modernizing the energy grid, and grow-
ing new companies that will be the titans of a new clean 
energy economy; 
Whereas the Paris Agreement highlights the importance of 
environmental justice and equity in our climate solutions, 
particularly in light of the impact climate change is ex-
pected to have on vulnerable communities around the 
globe; 
Whereas the Paris Agreement is an international accord that 
aims to limit the increase in global temperatures to less 
than two degrees Celsius and urges efforts to limit the 
increase to one and a half degrees Celsius above pre-in-
dustrial levels; 
Whereas the Paris Agreement was adopted on December 12, 
2015, opened for signature on April 22, 2016, and en-
tered into force on November 4, 2016; 
Whereas 197 parties are signatories and 187 are officially 
party to the Paris Agreement, including the largest 
emitters of carbon pollution, China, the European Union, 
and India; 
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Whereas if the United States withdrew from the Paris Agree-
ment, it would be the only nation in the world to do so; 
Whereas the United States, as one of the world’s top emitters 
of carbon pollution, has an obligation to participate in 
global efforts to curb climate change; 
Whereas the United States exit from the Paris Agreement 
will cede leadership on clean energy technologies, and the 
jobs they create, to China, India, and other nations; 
Whereas a group of States, including California, Colorado, 
Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Mary-
land, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Ne-
vada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Caro-
lina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Vir-
ginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and the territory of Puerto 
Rico, have all joined the United States Climate Alliance, 
a bipartisan group of States committed to upholding the 
goals of the Paris Agreement; 
Whereas more than 3,800 mayors, college and university 
leaders, businesses, and investors in the United States 
announced their continued support for the Paris Agree-
ment; 
Whereas leaders of the world’s religious communities recog-
nize the grave threat to humanity posed by climate 
change and our moral obligation to protect the earth and 
its people publicly have called upon politicians, business 
leaders, and the faithful to take action to address climate 
change; and 
Whereas millions of Americans have made their voices heard 
in support of the Paris Agreement, and the United States 
upholding its commitments to the international commu-
nity to reduce carbon pollution for the benefit of good- 
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paying jobs, healthy families, and a sustainable future for 
our environment now and in future generations: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) strongly disapproves of the President’s for-
mal notification to the United Nations of his intent 
to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agree-
ment; 
(2) commends the group of States, cities, col-
leges and universities, businesses, investors, and in-
dividuals who have publicly expressed their support 
for the Paris Agreement; and 
(3) urges the President to reverse his decision 
and maintain United States participation in the 
Paris Agreement. 
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