REFERENCE TITLE: climate change; mitigation

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

HCR 2034

Introduced by

Representative Abraham

A Concurrent Resolution

supporting climate change mitigation efforts in Arizona.

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Whereas, the climate crisis leads to decreased quality of life and increased costs across the planet, our nation and this state; and

Whereas, Arizona faces a hotter and drier future in which reservoirs will drop and forests will burn; and

Whereas, less water will hurt all of Arizona's economy, including agriculture, industry and tourism; and

Whereas, higher temperatures will mean more heat-related deaths, especially among vulnerable communities; and

Whereas, the climate crisis will strain Arizona's infrastructure, and taxpayers will bear those costs; and

Whereas, Arizona utilities must accelerate their transition to clean energy; and

Whereas, Arizonans deserve options from utilities to reduce their carbon footprint, which may include utility asset securitization, the ability of consumers to purchase renewable energy credits from their utilities and the introduction of Consumer Choice Aggregation; and

Whereas, transitioning to clean energy is a moral imperative.

Therefore

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring:

That the Members of the Legislature support efforts to make mitigating the climate crisis this state's highest priority by building resiliency to coming water shortages, shifting to a sustainable future and investigating options for utilities and consumers to transition to clean energy.