Congressman McGovern on ACES June 26th

Congressman McGovern provided support in the Rules Committee for passage in the House of the American Clean Energy & Security Act of 2009. It is important for those of us working for a Senate version which is more likely of averting catastrophic climate change, to understand why:



The article mentioned by Ken Hackett, Ppresident of Catholic Relief Services, can be found here:
Combat hunger by investing in agricultural development

Some key points:

• as the co-chair of the congressional hunger caucus, is particularly concerned with the impacts of climate change upon the hungriest in the world


• portion of the allowances to international adaptation financing, funding to help poor save their farm lands, sources of water and homes


• funding for domestic and international adaptation in clean technology transfer - will spur a boom in jobs, such as irrigation technology, can create jobs here while solving problems abroad


• will be investing in sustainable agriculture culture and practices


• a moral imperative to be good stewards of this earth


• as we look toward the negotiations in copenhagen, the world is looking for leadership from the united states for global solutions - devoting portions of a cap and trade system to adaptation to those countries' most vulnerable is a sign that the u.s. can and will combat climate change