,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #e1 #bjae ,mr4 
,frank5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4   
,leahy1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 &   
,mr4 ,s&]s7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,environm5t & ,public ,works        
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( !      
,s5ate reg>d+ ! ,laudato ,si encyclical 
( ,pope ,francis1 & global climate      
*ange4  ,:]eas1 on ,june #ah1 #bjae1    
,pope ,francis publi%$ an encyclical    
lett] on ! environm5t t-- 7#a7 decl>es1 
,a v solid sci5tific cons5sus indicates 
t we are pres5tly witness+ a di/urb+    
w>m+ ( ! climatic sy/em4 ,9 rec5t       
decades ?is w>m+ has be5 accompani$ by a
 con/ant rise 9 ! sea level &1 x w\ld   
appe>1 by an increase ( extreme wea!r   
ev5ts1 ev5 if a sci5tifically det]m9able
 cause _c be assign$ to ea* p>ticul>    
ph5om5on4 ,humanity is call$ to         
recognize ! ne$ = *anges ( life/yle1    
production & consumption1 9 ord] to     

combat ?is w>m+ or at lea/ ! human      
causes :i* produce or aggravate x4 ,x is
 true t !re are o!r factors 7su* z      
volcanic activity1 v>iations 9 ! e>?'s  
orbit & axis1 ! sol> cycle71 yet a numb]
 ( sci5tific /udies indicate t mo/      
global w>m+ 9 rec5t decades is due to ! 
great conc5tration ( gre5h\se gases     
7c>bon dioxide1 me?ane1 nitrog5 oxides &
 o!rs7 releas$ ma9ly z a result ( human 
activity42  7#b7 /ates1 ,if pres5t tr5ds
 cont9ue1 ?is c5tury may well witness   
extraord9>y climate *ange & an          
unprec$5t$ de/ruction ( ecosy/ems1 )    
s]i\s consequ5ces = all ( u4 ,a rise 9 !
 sea level1 = example1 c create         
extremely s]i\s situations1 if we       
consid] t a qu>t] ( ! _w's population   
lives on ! coa/ or ne>by1 & t ! majority
 ( our megacities are situat$ 9 coa/al  
areas42  7#c7 affirms1 ,!re is an urg5t 
ne$ to develop policies s t1 9 ! next   
few ye>s1 ! emission ( c>bon dioxide &  
o!r highly pollut+ gases c be dra/ically
 r$uc$1 = example1 sub/itut+ = fossil   

fuels & develop+ s\rces ( r5ewable      
en]gy4 ,worldwide !re is m9imal access  
to clean & r5ewable en]gy4 ,!re is /ill 
a ne$ to develop adequate /orage        
te*nologies42  7#d7 emphasizes1 ,!      
det]ioration ( ! environm5t & ( society 
affects ! mo/ vuln]able p on ! planet3  
,bo? ev]yday exp]i5ce & sci5tific rese>*
 %[ t ! grave/ effects ( all attacks on 
! environm5t are suff]$ by ! poore/42 & 
7#e7 proclaims1 ,climate *ange is a     
global problem ) grave implications3    
environm5tal1 social1 economic1         
political & = ! di/ribution ( goods4 ,x 
repres5ts "o ( ! pr9cipal *all5ges fac+ 
humanity 9 our day42  ,:]eas lead+      
sci5tific organizations 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates h affirm$ t human activity is !  
prim>y cause ( climate *ange1 includ+ ! 
,am]ican ,association = ! ,advancem5t ( 
,sci5ce1 ! ,national ,academy (         
,sci5ces1 ! ,am]ican ,meteorological    
,society1 ! ,am]ican ,*emical ,society1 
! ,am]ican ,geophysical ,union1 !       
,am]ican ,in/itute ( ,biological        

,sci5ces1 & _m o!rs2 ,:]eas ! ,u4,s4    
,global ,*ange ,rese>* ,program's #bjad 
,national ,climate ,assessm5t docum5ts  
t1 ov] ! pa/ sev]al decades1 z a result 
( climate *ange1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has    
exp]i5c$ m frequ5t & int5se heat waves1 
record dr\ghts1 increas$ flood+ 9 c]ta9 
regions1 increas$ hurricane int5sity1   
frequ5cy1 & duration1 increas$ frequ5cy 
& int5sity ( w9t] /orms1 ris+ sea       
levels1 & o!r ecologically problematic  
tr5ds2 & ,:]eas if pres5t climate tr5ds 
p]si/1 ! effects ( a w>m+ planet w      
become m cata/rophic1 z ! #bjad         
,national ,climate ,assessm5t /ates1    
,*ildr51 ! eld]ly1 ! sick1 & ! poor are 
especially vuln]able4 ,!re is m\nt+     
evid5ce t h>m to ! nation w increase    
sub/antially 9 ! future unless global   
emissions ( heat-trapp+ gases are       
greatly r$uc$43 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !  
,s5ate /&s ) ,pope ,francis & !         
sci5tific cons5sus t-- 7#a7 human       
activity is ! prim>y driv] ( climate    
*ange2  7#b7 pres5t climate tr5ds are   

unsu/a9able2 &  7#c7 imm$iate action mu/
 be tak5 to significantly r$uce gre5h\se
 gas emissions 9 ord] to limit !        
delet]i\s effects ( human-induc$ climate
 *ange4