Declaration of a Climate Emergency and Implementation of a Climate Mobilization Effort
Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: Rules and Executive NominationsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Declaring that a climate and ecological emergency threatens the State, the nation, civilization, humanity, and the natural world; committing the State to a statewide climate mobilization effort to reverse global warming and the current ecological crisis, end statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, draw down carbon from the atmosphere, and accelerate the development and implementation of adaptation and resilience strategies; etc.
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Testimony (8)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Niefeld-Batiz, Alisa | IndivisibleHoCoMD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldstein, Matthew | Secular Coalition for Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Huffman, Mark | Student - UM SSW | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hersey, Pat | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lesher, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sonnek-Bouchard, Danielle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Graf, Lorilobbyist | MBIA | Written (PDF) |