Thank you, Mr.
Chair. As I
mentioned, this is the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions. I know this department is well aware of the impacts of climate change, that they’re struggling to keep ahead of the impacts, that
they are dedicating research dollars — at least federal research dollars, and I would think some of our own dollars — to try to come up with solutions for it. I think one of the difficulties is that the efforts are mostly focused on the symptoms rather than the source.
We really need a long-term strategy — this won’t happen in the next six months — a thoughtful and comprehensive and effective strategy that leads to the gradual and ever-increasing reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to prevent much more serious climate change. It’s on that basis I moved and support this motion.