Hearing witnesses with Chairwoman Castor
The first hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives new Select Committee on the Climate Crisis marked a positive move toward a meaningful and constructive conversation about climate action.
The Select Committee was created in early 2019 to compile innovative policy solutions to take action on climate change, which will be released next year.
The witness panel for the hearing last week, entitled “Generation Climate: Young Leaders Urge Climate Action Now,” was a notable departure from the norm. Rather than inviting climate science experts with decades of experience in their fields, the four witnesses were climate change leaders and activists all under the age of 24 because, as Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) noted these issues “adversely and disproportionately affect young folks.”
The witnesses drove home four points during the hearing.
- Policy solutions should be based on sound science