Well im not calling bringing you planets s. O. S. From madrid in spain for the u. N. Climate talks for thousands of politicians and then it seems trying to agree on how to deal with the pressing issues of Climate Change. Principally altering the question how to cut Greenhouse Gas emissions and how to do it radically and fain would assess whats been achieved and well look ahead to next year which is when the Paris Agreement that all nations signed up to 4 years ago kicks in. And well ask how much value there really is a huge conferences of thousands of delegates all day. Especially when you consider the elephant in the ring the Carbon Footprint of this conference when nearly everyone flew in from across the world including. Welcome to planet says oh yes this is called 25 that is to say the 25th time in 25 years that thousands of scientists politicians n. G. O. S yes members of the press have congregated to grapple with this issue that threatens us all that is Climate Change things they
Consider the elephant in the room the Carbon Footprint of this conference where nearly everyone flew in from across the world including me. Welcome to planet says oh yes this is called 25 that is to say the 25th time in 25 years that thousands of scientists politicians n. G. O. S yes members of the press have congregated to grapple with this issue that threatens us all that is Climate Change things they move fast in climate politics on the agenda this time around some of the most politically charged left overs from last time that theyre still trying to grapple with 1st up the rules on how the world trades in carbon then theres the delivery of a climate fund to help the worlds poorest nations develop in a planet friendly way and then how to safeguard the worlds most Vulnerable People from the effects of Climate Change and finally and perhaps most importantly how to encourage nations to cut emissions that it driving up Global Warming theres a lot at stake here the last 5 years have been
Well im not calling for new planets s. O. S. From madrid in spain for the un climate talks but thousands of politicians and then negotiating teams are trying to agree on how to deal with the pressing issue of Climate Change. Principally altering the question how to cut Greenhouse Gas emissions and how to do it radically and fain would assess whats been achieved and well look ahead to next year which is when the Paris Agreement that all nations signed up to 4 years ago kicks in. And well ask how much value there really is a huge conferences of thousands of delegates all they. Especially when you consider the elephant in the room the Carbon Footprint of this conference when nearly everyone flew in from across the world including me. Welcome to planet s. O. S. This is called 25 that is to say the 25th time in 25 years that thousands of scientists politicians n. G. O. S yes members of the press have congregated to grapple with this issue that threatens us all that is Climate Change things
That revenue is just a bid among federal programs and shared with the state, local and tribal governments. Finally, we will hear testimony on two measures that would boost revenue sharing from onshore renewable as well as offshore development. Both bills under consideration or sponsored by members of this committee. Senator cassidy has introduced s2418 which is the coastal act and senator mick sally has introduced f2 666 which is a public lands are knowable Energy Development act. As a cosponsor of the coastal act i want to thank senator cassidy for introducing legislation that would bring revenue sharing for coastal producing states into parity with onshore developments. Progress laid the foundation through the passage of the gulf of Mexico Energy security act back in 2006. At that time the bill did not include alaska. The coastal act we are considering now what establish a Revenue Sharing Program that would include alaska. At the current time our offshore production is pretty minimal
We are here this morning for three closely related purposes and first we will examine federal revenues generated from Energy Development on our federal lands, indian lands and federal offshore areas. Secondly, we will explore how that revenue is just a bid among federal programs and shared with the state, local and tribal governments. Finally, we will hear testimony on two measures that would boost revenue sharing from onshore renewable as well as offshore development. Both bills under consideration or sponsored by members of this committee. Senator cassidy has introduced s2418 which is the coastal act and senator mick sally has introduced f2 666 which is a public lands are knowable Energy Development act. As a cosponsor of the coastal act i want to thank senator cassidy for introducing legislation that would bring revenue sharing for coastal producing states into parity with onshore developments. Progress laid the foundation through the passage of the gulf of Mexico Energy security ac