Bills & Legislation - "To require the President to declare a national climate emergency under the National Emergencies Act, and for other purposes."

Title: To require the President to declare a national climate emergency under the National Emergencies Act, and for other purposes. Source: Bills & Legislation Data/Action: Introduced in House Date: 2/4/2021 Text Preview: ...climate change impacts, including ocean warming, ocean acidification, floods, droughts, wildfires, and extreme weather, demonstrate that a global rise in temperature of 1.5 degree Celsius above preindustrial levels is already having dangerous impacts on human populations and the environment. (5) According to the 2018 National Climate Assessment, climate change... ...climate change is already increasing the frequency of extreme weather and other climate-related disasters, including drought, wildfire, and storms that include precipitation. (7) Climate-related natural disasters have increased exponentially over the past decade, costing the United States more than double the long-term average during the period of 2014 through 2018, with total costs of natural disasters... ...climate change that impact communities across the United States. (9) According to the National Climate and Health Assessment of the United States Global Change Research Program, climate change...