Alan Lowenthal: “The federal government has a responsibility to lead by example by supporting sustainable, resilient buildings and should…”

The climate crisis is here, and it poses an existential threat to American life as we know it now.

To stave off the worst impacts of climate change, we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by at least half by 2030.

We must achieve 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035, and the entire U.S. economy needs to reach net-zero emissions by midcentury.

We have subsidized the fossil fuel industry for decades upon decades in this country on our public lands...