[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 651 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 651

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives related to the 
Department of Defense's consideration of the Intergovernmental Panel on 
                         Climate Change report.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2021

   Mr. Neguse (for himself and Ms. Castor of Florida) submitted the 
  following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives related to the 
Department of Defense's consideration of the Intergovernmental Panel on 
                         Climate Change report.

Whereas the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has provided valuable 
        scientific assessments on climate change since its creation in 1988;
Whereas the first part of the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021: The 
        Physical Science Basis, was finalized on August 6, 2021;
Whereas the report finds that the global average temperature is expected to 
        reach or exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels within 
        the coming decades without immediate and large-scale efforts to reduce 
        greenhouse gas emissions; and
Whereas this increase in global temperature will affect all regions of the 
        world, impacting weather patterns, sea levels, ocean temperatures, 
        biodiversity, and more: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the Department of Defense should take the most recent 
        report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change into 
        consideration when carrying out resiliency efforts and making 
        energy and transportation decisions for military bases and 
        installations; and
            (2) the Department of Defense should consider adding the 
        recommendations of the Sixth Assessment Report to the Unified 
        Facilities Criteria where appropriate.
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