The Chamber strongly supports continued environmental improvements, including sensible approaches to addressing climate change.
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We believe that economic growth and environmental progress are not mutually exclusive goals.
To make further progress, we should be guided by what has already worked: gains in efficiency, new technologies, and the increased use of natural gas and renewable fuels.
The climate is changing and humans are contributing to these changes. We believe that there is much common ground on which all sides of this discussion could come together to address climate change with policies that are practical, flexible, predictable, and durable. We believe in a policy approach that acknowledges the costs of action and inaction and the competitiveness of the U.S. economy.
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The Environmental Affairs and Sustainability team promotes an enabling environment to ensure that the business community has the flexibility and policy tools it needs to succeed.
The mission of the U.S. Chamber's Global Energy Institute is to unify policymakers, regulators, business leaders, and the American public behind a common sense energy strategy to help keep America secure, prosperous, and clean.
This Hill letter was sent to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, supporting S. 1982, the "Save our Seas 2.0 Act of 2019."
This Coalition letter was sent to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, opposing H.R. 535, the "PFAS Action Act of 2019."
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing society today. And the business community is taking action to address this challenge in ways that improve environmental performance, strengthen their businesses, and meet the expectations of the communities where they operate.
This Hill letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, on several nominees and bills the committee will be considering on November 19.
Ambitions In 2017, Citi committed to power all its facilities with renewable energy by 2020 and contracted 62% as of 2018.
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