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On the recordMarch 19, 2024
the best available science says that we need to leave most oil and gas reserves in the ground to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, and to contain the worst of the climate crisis.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman emphasizes the need to leave fossil fuels untapped to combat climate change.

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