Trying to figure out. Did you guys get in trouble . They sent you down at the other end of the table. Everyone is together, but youre down at one end. Listen, were going to get started. The subcommittee hearing will come to order without objection, the chairs authorized to declare recess in the committee to any time. This briefing is an extension of several hearings we have had discussing Climate Change. And on the current Economic Impacts of global warming. Im going to differ in the Opening Statement for myself and i know when we spoke earlier, in the holding area, i mentioned the fact that we would be hopefully trying to do a hearing, in fact, this is a briefing, we do have time for your Opening Statements, so, what i would like to do is to afford each of you the opportunity to do so. So, let me introduce the four of you and then we will move to you, mr. Gomez. We have alfredo gomez, director of National Resources and government accountability, office dave, joness new director for en
We take you to capitol hill for a House Oversight hearing on the Economic Impact of Climate Change under way. There are several reasons the on as a consequence it undermines the american people. Let me list. One, in 2018, the Trump Administration instituted a smaller social cost of carbon of 1 to 7 compared to 50. Its based on two faulty assumptions. First, it uses inappropriately high discount rates that are not supported by economic theory or Financial Markets. Second, it fails to account for damages that occur outside the United States. This failure discourages other countries who in total produce about 90 of total co2 emissions from undertaking emissions cuts that would benefit u. S. Citizens. The United States special role in global democracy can produce demonstrable benefits for u. S. Citizens, and we are failing here. The absence of meaningful progress at the recent madrid climate talks is evidence of what happens when we retreat. Number two, the social cost of carbon is no long
But artificial turf because theyre concerned of the gopher holes they have in the park and they female that they identify artificial turf, which is more tornadmore i guess they movey from the rubber. Theres a call for an update and that you let me know and i appreciate you bringing that back to life. I think its an important highlight to explore and see if we can then replicate. I dont love artificial turf and it seems to somewhat defeat the purpose of green infrastructure. How does that help our sewer system . Thats a big fight at rec and park of having natural turf versus artificial turf. Having sons that play soccer and baseball, you step in the gopher holes and thats why its been something of contingency in rec and park. Of course, i was going to say the same thing and i recognise the gophers and the gopher holes. There must be some way to do it because i cant do anything in my backyard because these gophers are rough but i think there has to be something rather naturally and creat
Accommodation for projects for not allowing it and then saying we wont make that accommodation any more and makes people upset because theyre feeling theyre just doing it for that and i think a lot of folks are frustrated with pg e. Its just so indicate. Inconsistent. Thank you. Thank you so much. For the public update. I have a couple of questions that ive asked before in different ways. But i just want to revisit a little bit, the whole clean power sf launch and programming and success that weve been realizing and some of our early goals in your presentation just to reiterate from an environmental perspective that the whole idea behind clean power sf was to really drive more quickly towards our citywide goal of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction to be in compliance with the state. So ghg reduction emission. The second goal from an environmental perspective was to help us as a city reach our 100 renewable by 2030 goal that we are driving toward and the opportunity that a program like c
Artificial turf, which is more tornadmore i guess they movey from the rubber. Theres a call for an update and that you let me know and i appreciate you bringing that back to life. I think its an important highlight to explore and see if we can then replicate. I dont love artificial turf and it seems to somewhat defeat the purpose of green infrastructure. How does that help our sewer system . Thats a big fight at rec and park of having natural turf versus artificial turf. Having sons that play soccer and baseball, you step in the gopher holes and thats why its been something of contingency in rec and park. Of course, i was going to say the same thing and i recognise the gophers and the gopher holes. There must be some way to do it because i cant do anything in my backyard because these gophers are rough but i think there has to be something rather naturally and creative that we can do because it does seem rather to defeat the purpose, but i think there are two different goals and thats