PA Bipartisan House/Senate Legislative Climate Caucus Lists Climate Week Events Sept. 20-26

September 20-26, 2021, is Climate Week in Pennsylvania, and the bicameral, bipartisan Pennsylvania Legislative Climate Caucus is pleased to share this list of events, legislative actions, and resources around the need for climate action in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States.

Climate change is the most serious and immediate environmental threat confronting Pennsylvania, the United States, and the world. The time for climate action is now. 

Good climate policy is good economic policy, and climate legislation that protects our environment and our current and future generations can also help us support Pennsylvania’s workforce, build stronger, healthier communities, and advance Pennsylvania’s economic goals.

The Legislative Climate Caucus convenes to research, evaluate, discuss, and raise awareness about legislation, appropriations and related matters in ways that affirm evidence-based, peer-reviewed science, the acceptance that climate change is real and human-made, the importance of environmental justice, and the necessity for a renewable energy future. 

The Climate Caucus operates to uphold the charge of environmental stewardship in Article I, Section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution.

Key Events

-- September 21: Press Conference promoting a transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here for live stream via Facebook.

-- September 22: DEP overview of PA Climate Action Plan 2021 Update. 1:00 p.m. Click Here for live stream or via Facebook.

Click Here for a list of events, legislative actions and resources.

For more information, visit the Pennsylvania Legislative Climate Caucus webpage.

NewsClips:

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Officials Urge Action On Climate Change As They Sift Thru Hurricane Ida’s Damage

-- PA Cap-Star: 4 Big Climate Items In Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill

-- University Of Pennsylvania Climate Week - September 20-24

Related Articles:

-- Republicans On Senate Committee Report Out Resolution Killing Final Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulations

-- Senate Agriculture Committee: Holds Sept. 21 Hearing On Utility Scale Solar Development And Agricultural Land 

-- PPL: PA's Largest Municipal Solar Project Inaugurated To Supply Chambersburg With Electricity In Franklin County

-- Exploring Forest Carbon: Management, Markets & Policy For Forest Landowners Oct. 12 Webinar 

-- Gov. Wolf: Urges Congressional Delegation To Support Proposed Biden Budget Funding Clean Energy, Civilian Conservation Corps, Chesapeake Bay Initiatives 

-- TribLive Guest Essay: A Modern Civilian Conservation Corps Could Transform PA, Beyond - Tina Doose, Braddock Borough Council Woman 

-- Lock Haven Express Guest Essay: Carbon Capture And Storage - A False Solution - By Karen Ellas, Climate Reality Project, Susquehanna Valley PA Chapter 

-- Appalachian Regional Commission: Awards 57 Grants To Region's Coal-Impacted Communities - 9 In PA Totalling $8 Million 

[Posted: September 18, 2021]  PA Environment Digest