WRI – Advancing Climate Action on Capitol Hill: A Conversation with Sen. Michael Bennet About the Economic and Societal Benefits of Climate-Smart Investments

The U.S. Senate can address the climate crisis, create millions of good jobs, boost local economies and build a cleaner, more prosperous and more equitable future for all Americans by passing the climate provisions in the budget package. The legislation’s climate-smart measures include historic investments in clean energy, forest restoration and conservation, wildfire mitigation and resiliency, and support for sustainable agricultural practices. These policies can not only start to address climate change and mitigate climate-fueled natural disasters but also support jobs and local economies across the United States, especially in rural areas.

Join World Resources Institute on March 15 for a conversation with Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, a longtime climate champion in the U.S. Senate and tireless advocate of climate action through the Senate Finance and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committees. The discussion will center around the state-of-play on Capitol Hill and the benefits of the budget package’s climate measures. Following the conversation with Sen. Bennet, there will be a panel discussion about the legislation’s natural climate solution investments and how they can not only mitigate climate-fueled disasters, but support economies and jobs and address existing inequities.

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  • Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado

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Mar 15 2022
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11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

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