Full Text of HJR0075 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Scientists from 13 federal agencies have noted | 3 | | that thousands of studies, conducted by tens of thousands of | 4 | | scientists, have documented climate changes on land and in the | 5 | | air; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The National Climate Assessment Report, which is | 7 | | congressionally mandated every four years, finds it "extremely | 8 | | likely" that more than half of the global mean temperature | 9 | | increase since 1951 can be linked to human influence, stating: | 10 | | "Many lines of evidence demonstrate that human activities, | 11 | | especially emissions of greenhouse gases, are primarily | 12 | | responsible for the observed climate changes over the last 15 | 13 | | decades. There are no alternative explanations. There are no | 14 | | apparent natural cycles in the observational record that can | 15 | | explain the recent changes in climate."; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The report cites the European heat wave of 2003 | 17 | | and the record heat in Australia in 2013 as specific episodes | 18 | | where "relatively strong evidence" showed that a man-made | 19 | | factor contributed to the extreme weather and concludes that it | 20 | | is "extremely likely" that more than half of the global mean | 21 | | temperature increase since 1951 can be linked to human | 22 | | influence; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Extreme weather resulting from climate change | 2 | | poses a grave threat in Illinois to the economy, | 3 | | infrastructure, agriculture, forestry, transportation, air and | 4 | | water quality, and the health
of its citizens; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Public statements from the Trump administration | 6 | | indicate that no action is coming from
the federal government | 7 | | on this issue; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, If we do not act now, the consequences for the | 9 | | country and the State will be devastating and irreversible; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | 13 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge President Trump to acknowledge | 14 | | the conclusions found in the National Climate Assessment | 15 | | Report, and we urge the President and the United States | 16 | | Congress to immediately begin taking action to curb greenhouse | 17 | | gas emissions; and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the Illinois Environmental | 19 | | Protection Agency to report back to the
General Assembly with a | 20 | | range of options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in lieu | 21 | | of
federal action, focusing on solutions that create jobs and | 22 | | aid the transition to a clean energy
economy, protect |
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| 1 | | environmental justice communities and consumers, and also | 2 | | reduce pollutants
that cause or exacerbate asthma and other | 3 | | respiratory health problems; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 5 | | delivered to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate Majority | 6 | | Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck | 7 | | Schumer, U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, U.S. House of | 8 | | Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, all members of | 9 | | the Illinois Congressional Delegation, and the Illinois | 10 | | Environmental Protection Agency.
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