Powerful N.J. congressman reveals sweeping new plan to tackle climate change
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
Posted Mar 02, 2021
Rep. Frank Pallone acknowledges the other lawmakers while during the press conference. Gov. Murphy, Senate President Sweeney, and Congressional and legislative leaders hold a press conference inside the Frank R. Lautenberg Rail Station about the urgency to approve federal funding for the Portal Bridge replacement. Wednesday August 28, 2019. (Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media) Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media
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The most powerful New Jerseyan in Congress is spearheading a sweeping plan to fight climate change and lay a foundation for a cleaner economy in America.
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce democrats on March 2 introduced the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act, which sets a goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. The bill also sets an interim target of reducing GHG pollution by 50 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.
A statement released by the committee explains the targets come from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which has said carbon pollution must be cut to net-zero by 2050 to avoid the most catastrophic consequences of climate change. The bill presents both sector-specific and economy-wide solutions to meet those targets.
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