[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14762]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                CLIMATE CHANGE CAUSED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, the Intergovernmental Panel on 
Climate Change published their latest report, confirming that climate 
change is happening and that it is the result of human activity.
  The report was produced by 259 scientists from 39 different countries 
over the last 6 years, and it is the most comprehensive and 
authoritative assessment of the Earth's changing climate. The report 
shows that climate change is real, and it shows the urgency to reduce 
humankind's CO2 emissions. The scientists now have 95 
percent confidence that their findings are correct.
  Mr. Speaker, the science is not up for debate. Human-caused climate 
change is happening. The evidence is overwhelming. Science shows that, 
if we fail to curb our carbon emissions, we will face catastrophic 
consequences.
  We cannot continue to ignore this overwhelming scientific consensus. 
Let's work together to reduce our CO2 emissions and prevent 
the most severe weather events.

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