Environment and Sustainability
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With the severity and costs of natural disasters growing, it's essential for governments, businesses, and households to invest in disaster resilience for communities to prosper and be better protected.
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Government and private sector leaders gathered to discuss ways to make Sacramento more resilient to natural disasters.
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the Members of the United States Congress, supporting S.4367, “Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA)".
$1 spent on climate resilience in Sacramento area = $11 in economic savings, damages, and cleanup costs
Investments in resilience and preparedness can substantially reduce the economic costs associated with droughts, major storms and mudslides, and wildfires in the Sacramento area.
The annual UN Climate Conference provided the Chamber another opportunity to highlight private-sector leadership. See what you missed:
This letter was sent to the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution ahead of the culminating negotiating session INC-5 in Busan, South Korea. The letter details recommendations for finalizing an ambitious, consensus agreement that maximizes the number of countries able to join.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has collaborated with member companies & trade associations from several sectors on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) to build consensus across the business community. Check them out here:
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate supporting S.4638, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025".
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting H.R. 8446, the “Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024.”
