CA ACR143

Directs the California Legislature to use the term "climate crisis" instead of "climate change" in official communications and discourse

Cites scientific consensus that more than 11,000 scientists declared a climate emergency in November 2019 and 97 percent of scientists agree climate change is real and human-induced

Notes California-specific impacts including 18 of the 20 largest wildfires since 1932 occurring in the last 20 years and projected sea level rise of up to 7 feet by 2100

Acknowledges California's commitment to the Paris Agreement goals requiring 7.6 percent annual reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions beginning in 2020, despite U.S. federal withdrawal from the agreement

Requires the Chief Clerk of the Assembly to distribute copies of the resolution to the author