Full Text of SJR0021 096th General Assembly
SJ0021 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and | 3 |
| the National Academy of Sciences have found that the continued | 4 |
| buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere adversely impacts | 5 |
| the global climate; and
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| WHEREAS, The greenhouse gas emissions of developing | 7 |
| countries are rising more rapidly than the emissions of the | 8 |
| United States and have surpassed the greenhouse gas emissions | 9 |
| of the United States and other developed countries; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois accounts for only 0.68% of | 11 |
| total global greenhouse gas emissions; and
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| WHEREAS, Any system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions | 13 |
| must not eliminate American jobs and diminish the ability of | 14 |
| American industry to compete in the global marketplace; and
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| WHEREAS, Any system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions | 16 |
| must not add to the already high costs of power or gasoline; | 17 |
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| WHEREAS, Any system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions | 19 |
| must reward, and not punish, early adopters of energy-efficient | 20 |
| technologies and practices; and
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| WHEREAS, Any system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions | 2 |
| must adopt an international component to prevent "emissions | 3 |
| leakage" and ensure that emissions do not simply migrate to | 4 |
| another state or nation; and
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| WHEREAS, The only manner to quantify these emissions is | 6 |
| through a domestic and international greenhouse gas emissions | 7 |
| registry that is uniform, transparent, and verifiable; and
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| WHEREAS, Any system to regulate greenhouse gases must | 9 |
| ensure that the adopted regime does not result in the | 10 |
| off-shoring of international trade-sensitive industries; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has already lost 246,200 | 12 |
| manufacturing jobs since 1998; and
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| WHEREAS, Manufacturing accounts for $77 billion of the | 14 |
| Illinois Gross State Product and is the number one contributor | 15 |
| to the State's economy; and
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| WHEREAS, Any system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions | 17 |
| must ensure the availability of sufficient, affordable energy, | 18 |
| including clean energy, before restricting emissions in a | 19 |
| manner that could reduce the volume of energy available to | 20 |
| consumers; and
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| WHEREAS, Any system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions | 2 |
| must provide credits or allowances to support operations, such | 3 |
| as recycling, that reduce greenhouse gas emissions; therefore, | 4 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 7 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that we express the opinion that the United | 8 |
| States and the State of Illinois should combat global climate | 9 |
| change and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases in a manner | 10 |
| that is structured to promote American jobs, save American | 11 |
| citizens and industry from higher energy prices, reward early | 12 |
| adopters of efficient practices and technologies, prevent | 13 |
| "emissions leakage", and champion the global competitiveness | 14 |
| of American industry.
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