Position: Air Quality/Climate Change
By
LWV Texas
Posted: 2021-08-03T22:49:00Z
Support measures to combat climate change, including promotion of renewable energy resources and energy conservation. Support control of air pollution in Texas.
Position In Brief:
The League of Women Voters of Texas believes that climate change is a serious threat facing our nation and our planet.
The League believes that an interrelated approach to combating climate change will protect public health and defend the overall integrity of the global ecosystem. Typically climate change solutions will address:
- Energy conservation
- Air pollution controls
- Development of resilient infrastructure
- Promotion of renewable energy resources
The League supports climate goals and policies that are consistent with the best available climate science and that will ensure a stable climate system for future generations.
The League of Women Voters of Texas supports state government action for control of air pollution in Texas, including:
- power to set and enforce standards stricter than those required by the federal government
- adequate funding to carry out research, planning, and enforcement
- legislation allowing local and regional governments to set and enforce standards stricter than those of the state
- encouragement of citizen involvement in the rule-making and enforcement process.