H. Res. 1048
would recognize small business leadership in combating climate change.
would recognize small business leadership in combating climate change.
would clarify the authority of the president to declare certain national emergencies under the National Emergencies Act, certain major disasters or emergencies under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, or public health emergencies under the Public Health Service Act on the premise of climate change.
would provide that under the securities laws certain disclosures related to greenhouse gas emissions or consumption of an issuer shall not be construed to be required.
would clarify the inability of the president to declare national emergencies under the National Emergencies Act, major disasters or emergencies under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and public health emergencies under the Public Health Service Act on the premise of climate change.
Efforts to hold major greenhouse gas emitters accountable for the harms caused by global climate change have been consistently frustrated at the procedural stages of litigation in U.S. federal courts. This Article explores using a combination of class action mechanisms to engage with these threshold barriers and hold carbon-major corporations responsible for climate impacts. Specifically, it proposes using issue certification under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(c)(4) against a defendant class of carbon-major polluters to overcome the causation question that has obstructed federal courts’ engagement with the merits of climate change litigation.
would authorize the Secretary of HUD to make grants to states and Indian tribes to support local resiliency offices.
would express the mental health impacts of recurrent climate-related disasters on youth.
would address the disparate impact of climate change on women and support the efforts of women globally to address climate change.
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