I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1590 
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2007 
Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. LOBIONDO, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. 
WEXLER, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. SHEA-POR-
TER, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. 
NADLER, Ms. LEE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. 
TAUSCHER, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. MORAN of Vir-
ginia, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali-
fornia, Mr. CLAY, Mr. HONDA, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. HARMAN, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. PAYNE, 
Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. STARK, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. WELCH of Vermont, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. WATSON, Mr. SMITH of 
Washington, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. MCGOVERN, 
Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. OLVER, Mr. WEINER, Mr. JEFFER-
SON, Mr. HODES, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. SIRES, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. ABER-
CROMBIE, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. WATERS, Mr. VAN
HOLLEN, Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. FARR, Mr. FIL-
NER, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mrs. 
JONES of Ohio, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of 
California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Ms. LORETTA 
SANCHEZ of California, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. 
ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. WYNN, Mr. 
FATTAH, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. 
ACKERMAN, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DICKS, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. KIND, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. 
ISRAEL, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. CONYERS, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. CAS-
TOR, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. THOMPSON of 
Mississippi, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. 
RANGEL, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. MOORE of 
Wisconsin, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Ms. EDDIE 
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. CARSON, Mr. 
BECERRA, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. 
CROWLEY, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. WU) introduced the fol-
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lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Climate Act of 
2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDING; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The United States is a party to the 1992 
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 
Change, which has the objective of stabilizing green-
house gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a 
level that would prevent ‘‘dangerous anthropogenic 
interference’’ with the climate system. 
(2) To achieve this objective, the increase in 
global mean surface temperature should not exceed 
2°C (3.6°F) above pre-industrial temperature. 
(3) The risks associated with a temperature in-
crease above 2°C (3.6°F) are grave, including the 
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disintegration of the Greenland ice sheet, which, if 
it were to melt completely, would raise global aver-
age sea level by approximately 23 feet, devastating 
many of the world’s coastal areas and population 
centers. 
(4) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 
Change projects that temperatures will rise between 
1.8°C to 4.0°C (3.2°F to 7.2°F) by the end of the 
century, under a range of expected emissions trends. 
(5) Serious global warming impacts have al-
ready been observed in the United States and world-
wide, including increases in heat waves and other ex-
treme weather events, rise in sea level, retreat of 
glaciers and polar ice, decline in mountain snowpack, 
increased drought and wildfires, stronger hurricanes, 
ocean acidification, extensive coral bleaching, migra-
tions and shifts in the yearly cycles of plants and 
animals, and the spread of infectious diseases. 
(6) Scientists project that under a mid-range 
estimate of global warming, by 2050, roughly 25 
percent of animal and plant species will be com-
mitted to extinction. 
(7) Decisive action is needed to minimize the 
many dangers posed by global warming. 
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(8) The timing of such action is critical, given 
that greenhouse gases can persist in the atmosphere 
for more than a century. 
(9) Reductions in emissions from today’s levels 
must begin within a decade to preserve the ability to 
stabilize atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations 
at levels likely to protect against a temperature rise 
above 2°C (3.6°F). 
(10) With only 5 percent of the world popu-
lation, the United States emits approximately 20 
percent of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions 
and must be a leader in addressing global warming. 
(11) Existing energy efficiency and clean, re-
newable energy technologies can reduce global warm-
ing pollution, while saving consumers money, reduc-
ing our dependence on oil, enhancing national secu-
rity, cleaning the air, and protecting pristine places 
from drilling and mining. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that the United States should participate in ne-
gotiations under the 1992 United Nations Framework 
Convention on Climate Change with the objective of secur-
ing United States participation in agreements that— 
(1) establish mitigation commitments by all 
countries that are major emitters of greenhouse 
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