[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 77 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 77

   Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States and the 
 People's Republic of China should negotiate a bilateral agreement on 
                       clean energy cooperation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 2009

 Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mr. Voinovich) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States and the 
 People's Republic of China should negotiate a bilateral agreement on 
                       clean energy cooperation.

Whereas the United States and the People's Republic of China are the world's 
        largest producers, consumers, and importers of energy and account for 36 
        percent of global primary energy use and 41 percent of global carbon 
        dioxide emissions;
Whereas, in 2007, China surpassed the United States to become the world's 
        largest emitter of greenhouse gases and China is projected to increase 
        emissions of greenhouse gases by 3.3 percent annually during the next 2 
        decades;
Whereas, by working together to tackle shared economic, environmental, and 
        security challenges, the United States and China can more quickly and 
        cost-effectively develop and implement cleaner, 21st-century energy 
        systems;
Whereas efforts to develop and implement such systems will benefit from a 
        foundation in sound science and policies that rely on and augment the 
        vast technical capabilities and resources of both the United States and 
        China; and
Whereas an action plan resulting from a bilateral agreement on clean energy 
        cooperation between the United States and China may serve as a catalyst 
        for the economic growth of the United States, an expression of United 
        States foreign policy with respect to mitigating climate change, and a 
        means for accelerating the development of a global clean energy economy: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the United States and the People's Republic of China 
        should negotiate a bilateral agreement under which the United 
        States and China agree to cooperate in the development and use 
        of clean energy; and
            (2) the negotiation of such an agreement would send a clear 
        signal to the world community that the United States is ready 
        to lead a robust effort to mitigate global climate change that 
        involves all countries that are major emitters of greenhouse 
        gases.
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