87R12375 CJM-D     By: Reynolds H.C.R. No. 47       CONCURRENT RESOLUTION          WHEREAS, The Green New Deal seeks to mobilize our nation's   unparalleled wealth, creativity, and human potential to address the   twin crises of climate change and worsening income inequality; and          WHEREAS, Like President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New   Deal, the Green New Deal recognizes that an existential challenge   requires bold action on a grand scale; it is designed to combat   climate change through a range of historic national projects that   modernize the economy while providing meaningful, high-paying jobs   for millions of Americans; and          WHEREAS, The Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in   November 2018, warns that climate change presents mounting risks to   human health and safety, quality of life, and economic growth;   frequent extreme weather events and the disruption of average   climate conditions will exacerbate existing barriers to prosperity   caused by crumbling infrastructure, stressed ecosystems, and   economic inequality; and          WHEREAS, Communities, governments, and businesses are   working to reduce the dangers and costs associated with climate   change, but the National Climate Assessment found that mitigation   and adaptation efforts do not yet approach the scale necessary to   avert substantial damage over the coming decades; and          WHEREAS, The Green New Deal establishes a number of vital   goals: achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, creating   millions of high-wage jobs, investing in 21st-century   infrastructure and industry, securing clean air and water, and   maintaining a healthy food supply; while the changing climate   threatens to exert a disproportionate negative impact on the most   vulnerable, the Green New Deal promotes justice and equity to   ensure broad avenues of opportunity for all members of society in   this time of upheaval; and          WHEREAS, Climate change is a looming threat to our nation and   the world, but the Green New Deal provides a framework to engage all   Americans in the mission of transforming our society through   investment in measures that support environmental sustainability   and create widely shared prosperity; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas   hereby respectfully urge the Congress of the United States to pass   the Green New Deal; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official   copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to   the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of   Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the   members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that   this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a   memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.