Sec. 202. Enhanced United States commitment to the Paris Agreement
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It is the sense of Congress that— all parties determine their voluntary contributions to the Paris Agreement, in accordance with Article 4.2 of the Paris Agreement; the development and submission of a new United States nationally determined contribution should be prioritized, in accordance with Article 4.9 of the Paris Agreement; the new United States nationally determined contribution should— represent an ambitious 2030 target, in accordance with Articles 4.2 and 4.3 of the Paris Agreement; and put the United States on an appropriate trajectory towards achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050; and the plan required under subsection
(b)should— be developed in accordance with Article 4.13 of the Paris Agreement; inform United States obligations under Article 13.7 of the Paris Agreement; and clearly demonstrate how the United States will achieve the target referred to in paragraph (3). At least 20 days before the United States submits a new or provisional nationally determined contribution, the President shall consult with, and provide embargoed drafts of the nationally determined contribution to, the appropriate congressional committees. The President shall make available to the public a plan for the United States to meet its nationally determined contribution, which shall include— ambitious, economy-wide, short-term greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets for 2025 and 2030, with relevant addenda to the plan following its initial submission; considerations made for populations, regions, industries, and constituencies that could be affected by actions to meet the targets described in paragraph
(1)and the failure to meet such targets, including the effect of such actions on— United States jobs, wages, and pay; the cost of energy (such as electricity and gasoline) for consumers; and the ability to develop and deploy new, innovative, domestically produced technologies; a description of how the United States may use— multilateral and bilateral diplomatic tools, in addition to the expert committee established under Article 15 of the Paris Agreement, to encourage and assist other parties to the Paris Agreement to fulfill their announced contributions; and the mechanisms under Articles 12 and 13 of the Paris Agreement to urge enhanced actions from other parties to achieve the overall objectives of the Paris Agreement; a description of how the Paris Agreement’s loss and damage provisions would affect infrastructure resiliency in the United States; a coherent and stable policy framework for sustainable enterprise development and decent work opportunities for all United States residents that— is developed through engagement in social dialogue, particularly in— communities that have historically experienced environmental injustice; and communities with economies that are heavily dependent on fossil fuel production or consumption; and maintains such social dialogue, in line with international labor standards— at all stages, from policy design to implementation and evaluation; and at all levels, from the national level to the enterprise; and an accounting of other relevant activities that advance United States foreign policy objectives of— advancing global greenhouse gas mitigation; supporting climate change adaptation activities; and improving global climate security. The plan developed under subsection
(c)shall be consistent with Article 12 of the Paris Agreement, which states Parties shall cooperate in taking measures, as appropriate, to enhance climate change education, training, public awareness, public participation and public access to information, recognizing the importance of these steps with respect to enhancing actions under this Agreement. . Nothing in this Act may be construed to require or prohibit the President from including in the plan developed under subsection (b), consistent with the prohibition described in section 438 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232a ), recommendations to support State and local educational agencies, in integrating instruction on human-caused climate change and the societal, environmental, and economic effects of such climate change into curricula taught in elementary and secondary schools under the control of such State and local educational agencies, in order to meet the goals and ambitions of the Paris Agreement to ensure climate education and awareness in schools. It is the sense of Congress that the United States shall use its diplomatic leverage and the mechanisms of the Paris Agreement that promote transparency, reporting, and accountability among parties to seek to play critical leadership roles on the Paris Agreement’s critical working groups, subsidiary bodies, and constituted bodies— to maximize the United States ability to hold other parties accountable for meeting the commitments to the Paris Agreement; and to ensure that all parties commit to and meet ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets.
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Sec. 202
Enhanced United States commitment to the Paris Agreement
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