Kathy Castor

Right now, well-off communities have a better chance of having the resources to hire the staff they need...

We must also engage in adaptation planning designed with local partners, engaging them early and meaningfully.

It means taking global action to help communities develop climate-resilient economies.

We must engage in the adaptation planning designed with local partners, engaging them early and meaningfully so that we can benefit from their insight and experience.

We, as a nation, must act urgently both to reduce heat-trapping emissions and transition to clean energy.

the cumulative scientific evidence is unequivocal: climate change is a threat to human wellbeing and the health of the planet.

Climate mitigation and adaptation are actions that we must take because the physical world is requiring it due to our historic greenhouse gas emissions.

As Democrats, as Republicans, as Americans, we stand on the side of freedom and democracy.

Global economic development to foster greater equity and sustainability across countries could be made possible by a rapid transition to a system that is based maximizing energy efficiency and generating power through distributed renewable…

There is also indication, as evidenced by current events, that this would increase political stability.

We will work together to hold Russia and Putin accountable and to support the brave Ukrainian people.

For decades, scientists have warned us that our reliance on fossil fuels is filling the atmosphere with heat-trapping pollution.

Simply put, climate change at the national and global scales is not something that can be ignored.

The consensus is clear, it is deep, that action is urgent.

That means developing a national adaptation and resilience strategy, one that delivers actionable tools and resources to frontline communities across America.

Every dollar we spend today on adaptation and resilience can save us between $4 and $7 in the future.

This is a pivotal moment for bold action.

Thankfully, this bipartisan infrastructure law gives us new resources to work with the Biden administration to make our grid more reliable and resilient.

We are all about domestic energy in this hearing today.

The key to solving the climate crisis is electrifying our economy now--and the key to electrifying our economy is a strong and reliable grid.

Strengthening the grid today increases the chances that we can keep the lights on tomorrow after extreme weather hits.

We are overwhelmed, watching these climate fueled disasters... and we are doing something about it.

If we can now work to expand clean energy and reduce pollution, create jobs, and lower costs for consumers, that is what we aim to do here.

In the United States of America, we don't need to choose between energy that's affordable, reliable, or clean.

As the climate crisis continues to threaten our communities, we cannot remain stuck in the past.