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.
As world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly this week, here are the key global trends to watch.
This Hill letter was sent to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, on the hearing, "The Administration’s Priorities and Policy Initiatives Under the Clean Water Act.”
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, opposing H.R. 205, the “Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act of 2019,” H.R. 1941, the “Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act,” and H.R. 1146, the “Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act.”
This letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, supporting the nomination of Aurelia Skipwith to be Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service at the U.S. Department of the Interior.
This Hill letter was sent to the House Armed Services and Senate Armed Services committees, on conference negotiations for the National Defense Authorization Act.
This letter was sent to House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio and Ranking Member Sam Graves, supporting H.R. 3779, the "Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019."
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Christopher Guith, Acting President, U.S. Chamber's Global Energy Institute issued the following statement today after the administration announced its enforcement update of the Endangered Species Act:
Entrepreneurs, employers, and executives are stepping up to create opportunities for and enrich the lives of Detroit residents.
What happened?Today, the European Parliament narrowly approved German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen as the European Commission’s first female president. The vote was 383-327, meaning von der Leyen barely exceeded the threshold of 374 votes needed to win. Her narrow victory will hamper her ability to command a broad majority in favor of her policy agenda.
This letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, supporting 13 bills the Committee will be marking up.
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