[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 68 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3589]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      TECHNOLOGY REDUCES EMISSIONS

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, to ensure environmental progress, we 
must let technology lead the way. However, the liberal media often 
ignores news about innovations that would mitigate climate change.
  A recent report by the Environmental Protection Agency shows that 
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have declined by 11 percent since 2005. 
No other industrialized country has made so much progress. Investor's 
Business Daily points out in an editorial, ``How U.S. Slashed 
CO2,'' that breakthroughs in technology, and not one-size-
fits-all regulations, are the reason for U.S. success in reducing 
emissions.
  The IBD article also notes that many countries that signed the Paris 
accord continue to increase their emissions. Instead of innovating, 
these countries are regulating. Regulations set impossible targets for 
carbon emissions and have little impact on the environment. The media 
should report on technological innovations that address climate change. 
Instead, they use scare tactics to promote more government regulations 
and government control of the economy.

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