This begins by ensuring America honors its commitments under the Paris Agreement and followed up by taking bold actions to reduce man-made greenhouse gas emissions to zero
Honor U.S. commitments under the Paris Agreement and take bold action to reduce man-made greenhouse gas emissions to zero.
Occurrences
She has championed legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, expand clean energy technologies, and ensure the transition to a clean-energy economy creates good-paying American jobs while protecting our planet for future generations.
Evidence
The page says the time to act on climate change is now and that strong U.S. leadership is needed. It says this begins by ensuring America honors its commitments under the Paris Agreement and follows up by taking bold actions to reduce man-made greenhouse gas emissions to zero.
GovInfo shows H.R. 9 was the Climate Action Now Act and that its purpose was to direct the President to develop a plan for the United States to meet its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement. The record shows it passed the House on May 2, 2019; the bill was not enacted into law.
GovInfo identifies Debbie Dingell as a cosponsor of H.R. 3494, introduced in the House on May 18, 2023 and referred to committee. The bill was introduced but not enacted.
The release says the CLEAN Future Act included Dingell policies to reach 100% net zero carbon emissions by 2050, invest in clean energy development, and expand EV infrastructure. It describes her as having championed clean energy development and climate change legislation.
The release says the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund stems from National Climate Bank provisions authored by Dingell, Van Hollen, and Markey and included in the Inflation Reduction Act. It says the funding will cut carbon emissions and advance the transition to a clean energy economy.
Assessments
The promise combined two broad outcomes: honoring U.S. Paris Agreement commitments and taking bold action to reduce man-made greenhouse gas emissions to zero. Dingell supported and helped advance concrete climate measures, including House-passed Paris Agreement legislation, CLEAN Future Act net-zero provisions, and Inflation Reduction Act-related Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund/National Climate Bank provisions. These are meaningful legislative and policy steps in the promised direction, but the United States has not completed a zero-emissions transition, and the specific Paris Agreement bill cited was not enacted. Because there were real policy wins but not full delivery of the expansive promise, the best rating is partial.