National Global Warming Solutions

What's New

A new report by the Environment Oregon Research and Policy Centers looks at the 2006 heat wave in the context of global warming, and finds temperatures on the rise in Oregon just as they are globally.

The Issue

From rising sea levels to more dangerous heat waves to increasingly severe hurricanes, the effects of global warming pose an increasing threat. The good news is that the solutions to sharply reducing global warming pollution from the largest sources—power plants, cars and SUVs and factories—are at our fingertips: energy-efficient homes and business, clean energy sources like wind and solar power, cars that go farther on a gallon of gas and more.

We are joining with allies in other states and our federal advocacy office to build support in Congress for policies to reduce global warming pollution at least 15 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050 in order to protect future generations and avoid the worst effects of global warming.

The Safe Climate Act, introduced by Rep. Henry Waxman (Calif.) and co-sponsored by Oregon Reps. Blumenauer, Wu, and DeFazio, would cut global warming pollution to 1990 levels by 2020 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. To achieve these emission reductions, the bill calls for a greater reliance on clean, renewable energy and improved energy efficiency and provides large emitters flexibility through a “cap-and-trade” program.

National Global Warming Solutions

What's New

The Issue

GLOBAL WARMING CAMPAIGNS