Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States, States, cities, Tribal nations, businesses, institutions of higher education, and other institutions in the United States should work toward achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Summary

Summarizes U.S. and international climate and energy findings, noting scientific assessments, recent economic and weather-related damages, trends in emissions and clean-energy deployment, job and investment impacts of recent federal laws, and subnational climate actions. Concludes that the United States needs coordinated federal, state, local, business, and subnational engagement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and remain competitive globally.

• Presents scientific and economic findings on climate change, extreme-weather damages, and emissions trends from multiple federal and international agencies.
• Highlights renewable energy surpassing coal in U.S. generation and zero-carbon sources providing roughly 40% of global electricity in 2023.
• Notes U.S. EV sales exceeded 1.3 million units in 2024 (about 8% of new vehicle sales).
• Credits the Inflation Reduction Act for major climate investments—hundreds of billions in investment and hundreds of thousands of jobs.
• Reports that a large share of IRA investments went to counties with below-average education and income levels.
• Cites job-growth estimates tied to federal infrastructure and climate laws reaching into the millions by 2030–2035 in some studies.
• Places U.S. climate progress in an international competitive context, noting substantial Chinese clean-energy investment abroad.
• Calls for coordinated action across federal, state, local, business, and subnational actors but does not itself impose new legal requirements or funding.