Senate Democrats' Climate Committee

Official account of the @SenateDems' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, chaired by @SenBrianSchatz.

[Senate Democrats' Climate Committee @SenDemsClimate]

Our #CaseForClimateAction report is out now

https://t.co/a8c4SKrmqM

[Juliet Eilperin @eilperin]

Here's something you might not have realized: there's a really important #climate bill wrapped inside of the #COVIDrelief package. @sarahkaplan48 lays it out, from clean energy subsidies to the phase down of refrigerants that are warming the planet: https://t.co/iLj5dkNK9K

[Senate Democrats' Climate Committee @SenDemsClimate]

NEW: a big win in our fight against the climate crisis! The U.S. will phase down the use of a potent pollutant: hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs. Included in the annual spending deal is a provision to reduce HFCs by 85% in the next 15 years, which will help reduce global warming.

[Senate Democrats' Climate Committee @SenDemsClimate]

Climate action means 👇

https://t.co/a8c4SKIXik

[Senate Democrats' Climate Committee @SenDemsClimate]

For too long, important voices haven’t had a seat at the table when discussing climate.

Our #CaseForClimateAction prioritizes environmental justice, detailing how we can protect & invest in the low income communities & communities of color most vulnerable to a changing climate.

[Rep. Jared Huffman @RepHuffman]

Congrats on releasing the #CaseForClimateAction report, @SenDemsClimate!

The #ClimateCrisis is the most existential threat of our lifetimes. This report and the @ClimateCrisis Action plan we released this summer show clear momentum for desperately needed congressional action.

[EARTHDAY.ORG @EarthDay]

Here’s the #CaseForClimateAction:
👉 American prosperity & leadership
👉 10M new jobs
👉 robust clean energy economy
👉 help for low-income communities & communities of color, who are most vulnerable to the crisis

Read more from @SenDemsClimate

https://t.co/NxmACwtRBt

[Senate Democrats' Climate Committee @SenDemsClimate]

Our transition to a clean economy can’t succeed without organized labor.

Our bold climate action will promote the right to organize, better wages & higher labor standards.

Read more about our commitment to unions in our #CaseForClimateAction ⬇️

https://t.co/a8c4SKrmqM

[Senator Brian Schatz @SenBrianSchatz]

Too much of the climate movement of the past was about what climate change is doing to us—not about what climate action will do for us.

Our #CaseForClimateAction report lays out how we can solve the climate crisis in a way that works for everyone ↓

https://t.co/XFHAErPIWN

[Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley]

If we are going to address climate chaos and bring environmental justice to marginalized communities, we have to address the fossil fuel industry pumping dark money into our elections. Our plan acknowledges this reality:
https://t.co/kLF01FB9jX

[Senate Democrats' Climate Committee @SenDemsClimate]

Democrats are united and ready to roll on climate.

#CaseForClimateAction https://t.co/Fbf3uHX873

[Senate Democrats' Climate Committee @SenDemsClimate]

Too often, we talk about what climate change is doing to us — and not enough about what climate action can do *for* us.

Acting on climate now means improved quality of life, more fairness & new jobs.

Check out our #CaseForClimateAction report for more.

https://t.co/ej0QDOYD7A

[Senate Democrats' Climate Committee @SenDemsClimate]

Giant fossil fuel companies are funneling billions in dark money through front groups to lobby against climate action.

To speed climate action, we need to reform our campaign finance & lobbying laws to reduce the influence of money — especially dark money — in politics.

[Senate Democrats' Climate Committee @SenDemsClimate]

For more than a year, we've been uncovering how Americans are experiencing the climate crisis & charting a path toward big, bold solutions.

Our #CaseForClimateAction report documents our findings. Here’s a #thread of the key takeaways, chapter by chapter. https://t.co/a8c4SKrmqM

[Senate Democrats' Climate Committee @SenDemsClimate]

America has the chance to again be the powerhouse of global innovation as we work to solve the crisis.

To do this, the federal government needs to increase R&D funding & tax incentives to spur the technological improvements and innovation needed to combat the climate crisis.

[Senate Democrats' Climate Committee @SenDemsClimate]

The world needs American leadership to tackle the climate crisis.

That means we need to recommit to global agreements to reduce emissions, use our international engagement to support climate solutions worldwide & incorporate climate change into foreign policy decision-making.