[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3897]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                SAN DIEGO REGIONAL CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE

  (Mr. PETERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the San Diego 
Regional Climate Collaborative, which recently won the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Leadership Award for 
Innovative Partnerships. This award recognizes organizations across the 
country working on cutting-edge climate initiatives that address 
greenhouse gas reduction goals, adaptation, and resilience.
  As a member-based network that supports public agencies in the San 
Diego region, the Climate Collaborative works to advance comprehensive 
solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare our region for 
climate impacts.
  In San Diego, climate change is not a partisan issue. While there is 
debate in Congress about the science of climate change, there is not 
debate amongst scientists.
  As I see every day, San Diegans aren't waiting for Washington to act 
to address climate change. The collaborative has built partnerships 
with business, academia, nonprofits, and philanthropic entities to 
share expertise, leverage resources, and advance actions that benefit 
San Diego's communities, economy, and natural resources.
  The San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative serves as a model for 
other regions as we seek to address the harmful effects of climate 
change as a nation and as a planet. I congratulate them.

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