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Climate change is real and the need for action is strongly supported by science.
Aug 12, 2021
Washington D.C. – Today, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Co-Chairs Reps. Gerry Connolly, Doris Matsui, and Paul Tonko, sent a letter to House and Senate Leadership congratulating Senate partners on reaching a bipartisan infrastructure deal and encouraging inclusion of House, and especially SEEC Member, voices in the legislation.
May 26, 2021
SEEC's list of priorities includes a mandate for the electricity sector to utilize 100% clean energy by 2035.
The list also calls for a 10-year extension on several clean energy tax credits; in 2020, the SEEC asked for one-year extensions in the context of pandemic-related stimulus and for five-year extensions more broadly.
May 20, 2021
Washington D.C. – Today, the leaders of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Gerry Connolly, Doris Matsui and Paul Tonko, and Vice-Chairs Reps. Alan Lowenthal, Chellie Pingree, Mike Quigley, A. Donald McEachin and Matt Cartwright, called for robust climate investments in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget and appropriations cycle that, at a minimum, adhere to the $14 billion in increased climate investments called for by President Biden
Apr 22, 2021
Washington D.C. – Today, the Co-Chairs of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Reps. Gerry Connolly, Doris Matsui and Paul Tonko, made the following statement in response to the Biden-Harris Administration's announcement that it will set a new U.S. target under the Paris Agreement to reduce our net greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52% from 2005 levels in 2030.