SR 1572 — Climate Change

Florida Senate - 2020 (NP) CS for SR 1572 By Senator Stewart 13-00941B-20 20201572__ Senate Resolution A resolution expressing the Legislature’sCommittee recognitionon ofInfrastructure this state’s susceptibility to climate change and itsSecurity; intention to adopt policies to combat climate change.

7and WHEREAS,Senator climateStewart change,596-02655-20 a20201572c1 naturallySenate occurringResolution andA humanresolution madeexpressing phenomenon exacerbated by the actionsLegislature’s ofsupport humansfor and the releaseadoption of greenhousepolicies gassesthat intowill theprepare atmosphere,Florida isfor a real and existing threat to the futureenvironmental of this state, its economy, and itseconomic residents,impact and WHEREAS, this state faces increasing air temperatures and water vapor, increasing ocean temperatures, rising sea levels, more frequent and severe storm events, agricultural crop-yield changes, threats to its clean water supply, and flooding as a result of climate change, andsea-level WHEREAS,rise, withand 1,350flooding, miles of low elevation coastline and 75recognizing percentthe ofimportant thisrole state’s population living in coastal counties that generateresiliency 80 percent of this state’s economic output, all sectors of the economy are threatened by climate change and theinfrastructure resultingwill sea-levelplay rise,in NOW,fortifying THEREFORE,this 23state. Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

259 ThatWHEREAS, the LegislatureState intendsof toFlorida adopthas policies1,350 tomiles reduceof low elevation coastline, and 75 percent of this state’s overallpopulation greenhouseare gasliving in coastal counties that generate a significant portion of this state’s economic output, transitionand WHEREAS, the residents and the economy of this state, and the State of Florida itself, would benefit from the development of an established estimated consensus projection of anticipated sea-level rise and flooding impacts to renewablethese communities in developing future projects, plans, and programs, and WHEREAS, clean energy,and protectrenewable theenergy state’sis watera supply,tool that combats climate change, and developthe provision of adequate electric vehicle charging stations along our main transportation infrastructure will make a sustainablecleaner planfuel source more readily available and reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and WHEREAS, appropriate infrastructure will continue to addressfortify risingand seaprotect levels.this state, NOW, THEREFORE, 26 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

28 That the Legislature intends to adopt policies focusing on resiliency efforts and appropriate infrastructure which prepare Florida for the environmental and economic impact of climate change, sea-level rise, and flooding and policies relating to clean and renewable energy, including the provision of adequate electric vehicle charging stations.