North Carolina Climate & Jobs Roundtable Archive

The Build Back Better Agenda is an ambitious plan to create jobs, cut taxes, and lower costs for working families – all paid for by making the tax code fairer and making the wealthiest and large corporations pay their fair share. North Carolinians are increasingly feeling the brunt of the climate crisis. Between 2010 and […]

H. RES. 109 Recognizing The Duty Of The Federal Government To Create A Green New Deal
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 7, 2019 Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ (for herself, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. SERRANO, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. […]

Resolution 55: Climate Change, Energy & Union Jobs
WHEREAS, the overwhelming scientific consensus is that climate warming trends over the past century are due to human activities, and the world’s leading science organizations have issued public statements endorsing these findings; and WHEREAS, we are already experiencing the highest average global temperatures in recorded history, and current global emissions trends will dramatically increase atmospheric […]