,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #bb1       
#bjai,mr4 ,rask9 submitt$ ! foll[+      
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,express+ !   
s5se ( ,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates is   
committ$ to ensur+ a safe & heal?y      
climate = future g5]ations1 & to creat+ 
solutions = re/or+ ! climate4  ,:]eas   
humanity has a cont9u+ obligation to    
provide future g5]ations a safe & heal?y
 climate1 simil> to ! climate ( a hundr$
 ye>s ago2 ,:]eas ! human species has   
nev] be=e liv$ ) su/a9$ atmosph]ic c>bon
 dioxide 7,,co#b7 levels above #cjj p>ts
 p] million 7ppm71 :i* 7 exce$$ 9 #aibe2
 ,:]eas curr5t ,,co#b levels are already
 ab\t #daj ppm1 & are expect$ to rise to
 #dej ppm or high] by #bjej1 bas$ on    
curr5t ,p>is ,agreem5t goals2 ,:]eas !  
,int]national ,panel on ,climate ,*ange 
7,,ipcc7 has /at$ t temp]atures         
correspond+ to ,,co#b levels ( #dej ppm 

or above w lead to grave damage to      
ecosy/ems2 ,:]eas re/or+ ,,co#b to      
levels ( #cjj ppm requires remov+ ab\t  
#a trillion tons ( ,,co#b f ! atmosph]e1
 & do+ t 9 #bj to #ej ye>s requires     
remov+ #ej gigatons 7,,gt7 ( ,,co#b 7:i*
 is equal to #ej billion tons7 p] ye> f 
! atmosph]e2 ,:]eas multiple me?ods     
capable ( ,,co#b removal f ! atmosph]e  
at #ej ,,gt ,,co#b p] ye> h be5         
demon/rat$1 & annual co/s = implem5t+ ^!
 me?ods are expect$ to be less ?an #a to
 #c p]c5t ( global gross dome/ic product
 7,,gdp72 ,:]eas if kn[n me?ods prove to
 be incapable ( remov+ #ej ,,gt ,,co#b  
p] ye>1 !n we mu/ develop o!r me?ods t w
 re/ore a safe & heal?y climate = future
 g5]ations2 ,:]eas sci5ti/s h rese>*$   
me?ods = keep+ w>m+ bel[ #b ,c1 b h n   
yet rese>*$ ! be/ me?ods to remove all  
excess ,,co#b1 /op sea-level rise1 &    
re/ore a safe & heal?y climate = future 
g5]ations2 & ,:]eas decl>+ a goal (     
re/or+ a safe & heal?y climate w        
enc\rage sci5ti/s to rese>* ! mo/       

effective ways to re/ore safe ,,co#b    
levels1 /op sea-level rise1 & re/ore a  
safe & heal?y climate = future          
g5]ations3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is !  
s5se ( ,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates is   
committ$ to ensur+ a safe & heal?y      
climate = future g5]ations1 & to creat+ 
solutions = re/or+ ! climate4