Climate change is a pressing economic and national security crisis that especially threatens Hawai‘i.
In the Senate, Senator Schatz is leading efforts to address this planetary emergency and build a clean energy future.
In March 2019, Senator Schatz was selected to chair the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis. In this role, he led ten senators tasked with investigating, holding hearings, and issuing findings on the consequences of climate change. The committee’s goal was to underscore the broad impacts of inaction on climate change and find solutions, with a focus on ensuring that every worker, industry, and community across the country benefits from the transition to a clean energy economy. The committee also provided oversight of the corporate interests that support climate denial and block climate action.
The committee released its final report in August 2020 — providing a framework for the Senate Democrats’ work to build the clean energy future we all deserve. With Democrats in majority, Senator Schatz is leading the fight to turn the committee’s work into federal law.
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09.10.2020
Schatz Statement On CFTC Climate Risk Report
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02.11.2020
New Ocean Research Ship Heading To Hawai‘i
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11.18.2014
Schatz Votes Against Keystone XL Pipeline
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Yesterday, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D- Hawaii), Lamar Alexander (R – Tenn.), and Dan Coats (R- Indiana) introduced bipartisan legislation to give federal agencies greater ability to save money and reduce energy usage.
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz joined his Senate colleagues in co-sponsoring the Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2013 (STORAGE).
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Today, Senator Schatz released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed standard on carbon pollution for new power plants:
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Yesterday, Senator Brian Schatz spoke at a congressional briefing with the East-West Center and the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment to inform policymakers about the implications of climate change in Hawai‘i and the Pacific.
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Honolulu, HI –Today, the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research announced that it will invest $30 million in Hawaii-based Energy Excelerator, an energy startup program that aims to help companies bring innovative energy solutions to the marketplace, thereby expanding upon the clean energy economy in Hawai‘i and the Asia-Pacific.
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Yesterday, Senator Brian Schatz received the Hawaii Climate Champion Award from Organizing for Action, the grassroots arm of Obama for America.
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Today, Senator Brian Schatz, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, attended President Obama’s landmark address on climate change at Georgetown University.
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Climate change is the challenge of our generation, and Congress must act.
