Title: Recognizing small business leadership in combating climate change.
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
This resolution encourages small businesses to contribute to environmental improvement and sustainability.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1048 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1048

   Recognizing small business leadership in combating climate change.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 7, 2022

Mr. Schrader submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Small Business

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing small business leadership in combating climate change.

Whereas decades of global industrial activity has contributed to harmful carbon 
        emissions that are a leading cause of climate change;
Whereas the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) held in 
        Glasgow, Scotland, emphasized the need of the public sector and private 
        industry to come together and commit to assisting small businesses to 
        take climate action;
Whereas during COP26, private industry leaders announced their commitment by 
        2030 to help 1,000,000 small businesses in the United States to reduce 
        their carbon emissions by 50 percent, aligned with the Race to Zero 
        Pledge of the United Nations;
Whereas small businesses comprise 90 percent of the global business population, 
        deliver 43.5 percent of the United States gross domestic product, and 
        are critical contributors in solving the climate crisis;
Whereas there are 31,700,000 small businesses in the United States;
Whereas alternative fuel vehicle and hybrid vehicle manufacturing supports 
        86,912 jobs in the United States;
Whereas biomass electric power generation supports 12,039 jobs in the United 
        States;
Whereas the ENERGY STAR program supports 729,622 jobs in the United States;
Whereas energy storage supports 83,304 jobs in the United States;
Whereas hydroelectric power generation supports 63,131 jobs in the United 
        States;
Whereas the nuclear electric power generation supports 58,002 jobs in the United 
        States;
Whereas the nuclear fuels industries supports 8,768 jobs in the United States;
Whereas solar electric power generation supports 316,575 jobs in the United 
        States;
Whereas wind energy generation supports 116,817 jobs in the United States;
Whereas woody biomass fuel for energy and cellulosic biofuels support 32,442 
        jobs in the United States; and
Whereas addressing climate change effectively and ensuring sustainable 
        prosperity for small businesses will require public-sector, private-
        sector, and cross-sector partnerships to facilitate the development and 
        deployment of innovative solutions to combat climate change: Now, 
        therefore be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives is committed to--
            (1) empowering small businesses in the United States to 
        make a measurable, positive impact on the environment and 
        become more resilient to a changing planet; and
            (2) securing a more sustainable future.
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