If we ignore the urgency it is suicide.

I think if you are an investor, you would like to know the answer to those questions.

I think members of both parties have agreed that we should prioritize the deployment and development of grid-scale energy storage technologies.

It is up to us to put aside partisan disagreements and act as quickly as this body can possibly act.

So if I can only persuade you to do one thing today, please unleash the nerds.

The climate crisis is existential.

We need to say so and we need to say so loudly.

The climate crisis is an urgent one. Regardless of what many of my colleagues may think, we do not have time to debate settled science, and we cannot avoid this issue.

Every day we fail to act, the consequences of our inaction become more costly and more dire.

I am very proud to have introduced H.R. 3623, the Climate Risk Disclosure Act, along with Senator Warren.

I disagree. I don't think it's what Congress intended.

Now, it is also a fantastic opportunity, because almost everything we do to lower CO2 emissions means that we burn less fuel, and fuel ain't free.

Every day that we fail to act the consequences of our inaction become more costly and more dire.

We do not have time to debate settled science any more than we have time to debate gravity.

I was proud to sponsor H.R. 2909, the bipartisan and bicameral Promoting Grid Storage Act.

climate change is a--I am glad I am in this hearing--because it is a fundamental deep, deep threat to our financial system.

I'm concerned that the rate at which they're adopted by utilities, by co-ops, municipalities, will be too slow for the scale needed to combat the climate crisis.

I was pleased to hear you call to amend the program to allow companies like Proterra to be able to apply for loans.

I agree also with your point on the fact that once you get started with this technology you embrace it and you want to go further with it.

So I want to shift. Since its inception in 2007, the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program has helped drive a whole lot of investment through direct loans to automotive or component manufacturers for re-equipping, expanding, or…

We would welcome from you and/or Mr. Satterthwaite, as you think about low-carbon solutions in the transportation sector, how important is it that the Federal Government provide access to lower-cost financing options?

I would like to ask unanimous consent to enter this report into the record.

The Climate Risk and Disclosure Act would require public companies to disclose more information about their exposure to climate-related risks.

I am excited to be here today, and I am very proud to have introduced the Climate Risk Disclosure Act with Representative Cartwright in the House.

Capitalism is an awesome thing. It depends on competitive markets.