Palmer Statement on Obama’s U.N. Climate Commitment after Science Committee Hearing
For Immediate Release
Washington D.C. - Congressman Gary Palmer, a member of the Science, Space and Technology Committee, took part in a Science Committee hearing on the President's unilateral commitment to the U.N. to reduce carbon emissions by 28% in the next decade, and offers the following statement:
"I have a long history of advocating for common sense environmentalism while fighting environmental alarmism. This hearing demonstrated that our current path is based on alarmism. As Dr. Curry testified at the hearing, climate has always changed and always will change, and the models that proponents of vastly reduced carbon emissions rely upon to justify their preferred policies, have proven inaccurate.
"The unilateral, arbitrary commitment by the Administration, if implemented, will have devastating effect on our economy, especially on lower income Americans. The Administration has also relied upon unconstitutional executive overreach in efforts to attain this goal. Congress should consider every possible method of fighting back against this overreach to solve an uncertain problem."
Dr. Judith Curry is a Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology's the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and is the former Chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Science and the President of Climate Forecast Applications Network (CFAN). Her full bio and testimony is attached.
Congressman Palmer's hearing questions can be seen here:
For any additional questions, contact:
Cliff Smith, (202) 225-4921, clifford.smith@mail.house.gov
U.S. Representative Gary Palmer (R-AL) serves on three Congressional committees: Oversight and Government Reform, Budget, and Space, Science and Technology. Visit Palmer online at his website or via Facebook,Twitter, or Instagram.