Sanders, Boxer Propose Climate Change Bills in the Senate
February 14, 2013
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) today introduced comprehensive legislation on climate change.
Boxer is chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Sanders sits on the environment committee and also is a member of the Senate energy committee.
Under the legislation, a fee on carbon pollution emissions would fund historic investments in energy efficiency and sustainable energy technologies such as wind, solar, geothermal and biomass. The proposal also would provide rebates to consumers to offset any efforts by oil, coal or gas companies to raise prices.
The leading scientists in the world who study climate change now tell us that their projections in the past were wrong; that, in fact, the crisis facing our planet is much more serious than they had previously believed, Sanders told a news conference in the Senate environment committee hearing room. To read his full statement, click here.
The proposal was drafted as two measures, the Climate Protection Act and the Sustainable Energy Act. For a summary, click here.
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