Paul Tonko actually said...

If we do not make these investments, we risk damaging the resources that we require to support a healthy, modern society.

Tonko warns about the consequences of neglecting environmental investments.

05/15/2013

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The United States, for example, committed to reduce its emissions by 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.

But that takes Congress getting serious.

If anyone thinks it is too difficult to achieve, they should say so and push for a different target.

The ingenuity of the Paris Agreement is that it builds from the bottom up.