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Global Warming August 3, 2007Rep. Waxman Introduces H.R. 3448, The Global Climate and Ozone Layer Protection Act of 2007 Rep. Waxman introduced H.R. 3448, the “Global Climate and Ozone Layer Protection Act of 2007.” This consensus legislation, which is supported by both industry and environmentalists, will significantly reduce emissions of substances that deplete the ozone layer and contribute to global warming. June 7, 2007 Rep. Waxman Introduces Bill to Make Federal Government Carbon-Neutral Chairman Waxman introduced the Carbon-Neutral Government Act, H.R. 2635, which would promote federal leadership in the fight against global warming by making the federal government’s operations carbon-neutral by 2050. May 18, 2007 Chairman Waxman Urges the President to Stop Efforts to Weaken the G-8 Declaration Regarding Global Climate Change Chairman Waxman and fourteen other House Committee Chairmen sent a letter to the President urging him not to weaken a proposed G-8 declaration regarding global climate changing. March 20, 2007 Rep Waxman Introduces the Safe Climate Act of 2007 Rep. Henry A. Waxman, together with over 125 House colleagues, introduced H.R. 1590, the “Safe Climate Act of 2007.” The legislation is based on what scientists have concluded the United States must do to avoid dangerous, irreversible warming of the planet and would significantly reduce U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases. January 30, 2006 Committee Holds Hearing on Political Influence on Government Climate Change Scientists The Oversight Committee held a hearing on January 30 regarding political interference in the work of government climate change scientists. In preparation for the hearing, Chairman Waxman and Ranking Member Davis requested documents from the Council on Environmental Quality related to allegations that officials edited scientific reports and took other actions to minimize the significance of climate change. January 23, 2006 Hearing Will Question Political Influence on Government Climate Change Scientists The Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on January 30 regarding political interference in the work of government climate change scientists. In preparation for the hearing, Chairman Waxman and Ranking Member Davis have requested documents from the Council on Environmental Quality related to allegations that officials edited scientific reports and took other actions to minimize the significance of climate change. September 26, 2006 100+ Members of Congress Urge EPA to Allow States to Tackle Global Warming Rep. Waxman and more than 100 colleagues call upon EPA to allow states to move forward with stronger state auto emissions standards to fight global warming pollution. September 25, 2006 Rep. Waxman Commends Royal Society for Efforts Against Scientific Misinformation Rep. Waxman commends the Royal Society for its efforts to persuade ExxonMobil to cease funding organizations that spread misinformation on global warming. He shares a document that the ExxonMobil-funded American Petroleum Institute sent to misinform Members of Congress about the validity of certain global warming scientific studies. September 21, 2006 Rep. Waxman's Remarks on Climate Change At a hearing today, Rep. Waxman spoke about the Bush Administration's poor record on climate change and the need for a new direction in overcoming the challenges presented by global warming. September 19, 2006 Rep. Waxman Releases Internal Commerce Department E-Mails on Climate Change Rep. Waxman requests Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez explain emails that appear to show that his office denied a media request to interview a NOAA scientist who had concluded that global warming may lead to more dangerous hurricanes. September 15, 2006 Rep. Waxman Writes to Dr. Edward Wegman in Regard to his Recent Congressional Testimony and Report on Global Warming letter requesting more information about reports July 27, 2006 Rep. Waxman Welcomes Testimony of Global Warming Experts The House Energy & Commerce Committee held a second day of hearings on the science of global warming. Rep. Waxman expresses concern that despite a scientific consensus that human activities are warming the planet, the Committee is using its resources to attack an eight year old study which has withstood scrutiny from the National Academy of Sciences and doesn’t even form the primary evidence supporting global warming. July 20, 2006 Committee Requests Bush Administration Climate Change Documents In a letter to the President's Council on Environmental Quality, Reps. Waxman and Davis ask Chairman James Connaughton to provide any internal documents related to climate change, including any actions by former Chairman Phillip Cooney. July 20, 2006 Rep. Waxman Urges Committee to Address the Threat of Global Warming The House Government Reform Committee held its first hearing on global warming since 1999. Rep. Waxman described the urgency of addressing global warming and explained how the Bush Administration has failed to lead on the important issue. July 19, 2006 Rep. Waxman Urges Committee to Show Leadership on Global Warming The House Energy & Commerce Committee held only its second hearing on global warming in twelve years. Rep. Waxman believes the Committee’s time would have been better spent focusing on the scientific consensus about global warming and practical solutions to this enormous threat, instead of attacking a well-respected climate researcher and two studies he conducted eight years ago. June 2006 Rep. Waxman Introduces Legislation to Avoid Irreversible Effects of Global Warming Rep. Waxman, together with twelve of his colleagues, has introduced the “Safe Climate Act of 2006” to significantly reduce U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases. Scientists have concluded that the planet faces a grave risk of irreversible and devastating global warming if global temperatures increase by more than 3.6°F. To protect against these catastrophic impacts, the Safe Climate Act sets targets for greenhouse gas emissions that aim to keep temperatures below the danger point. The level of emissions would be frozen in 2010, gradually reduced by 2% each year through 2020, and then reduced by 5% each year through 2050. The Safe Climate Act achieves these targets through a flexible economy-wide cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas emissions, along with measures to advance technology and reduce emissions through renewable energy, energy efficiency, and cleaner cars. March 2, 2006 Rep. Waxman and Sen. Kerry Again Question Administration's Emissions Claims In a follow-up to the Administration's response to their Jan. 26, 2006, letter that questioned Dr. Paula Dobriansky's statements that U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have fallen in recent years, Rep. Waxman and Sen. Kerry remind Dr. Dobriansky that under this Administration, U.S. emissions have hit their highest level ever. January 26, 2006 Rep. Waxman and Sen. Kerry Question Administration's Emissions Claims In a letter, Rep. Waxman and Sen. Kerry ask Dr. Paula Dobriansky to explain why, as head of the U.S. delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change, she stated that U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases had fallen, when in fact they have risen by 3.5% during the Bush Administration. July 26, 2005 Energy Bill (H.R. 6) Fails Americans in Four Fundamental Areas Reps. Waxman, Markey, Solis and Capps release a report examining how H.R. 6 undermines national security, harms the environment, wastes tax dollars, and costs the American consumer. July 1, 2005 Rep. Waxman Questions Treatment of Climate Scientists Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton has opened an investigation into prominent experts on global warming, an effort that Rep. Waxman writes "some may interpret ... as a transparent effort to bully and harass" the scientists. June 22, 2005 Bush Administration Politicized Climate Change Science Reps. Waxman and Olver write to colleagues about the Bush Administration's tampering with climate change science. June 9, 2005 GAO Asked to Investigate White House Interference with Climate Change Reports Rep. Waxman and Sen. Kerry ask GAO to look into a recent whistleblower report that former oil industry lobbyist Phillip A. Cooney altered government scientific reports on global warming and that the "White House so successfully politicized the science program that" it became necessary for the whistleblower to resign. Archived Documents In April of 1992, Rep. Waxman introduced "The Global Warming Protection Act," with Congressmen Miller, Fascell, Boehlert, and 100 other colleagues. This legislation would have taken the first steps to address the threat of global warming. In 1997, in anticipation of the upcoming Third Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Kyoto, Japan, Rep. Waxman cosponsored a bipartisan resolution (H. Con. Res.106) with Congressman Gilchrest and 10 other colleagues calling for a strong agreement that would be fair, enforceable, and contain legally binding targets and timetables beginning in 2005 for reducing greenhouse gas emissions substantially below 1990 levels. On November 19, 1997, Rep. Waxman sent a letter to President Clinton and the agencies outlining some of his concerns about potential loopholes in the treaty. In December of that year, Rep. Waxman was a member of the House Delegation to the Conference in Kyoto Japan. He advocated action to address the threat of climate change, and highlighted the need to do better in implementing the responsibilities set forth at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. |
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