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HI SCR130
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
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Engages, endorses, accepts, and adopts the Aarhus Convention, which establishes principles for environmental information access, public participation in decision-making, and access to justice in environmental matters.
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Requests that the U.S. Congress embrace the Aarhus Convention and make environmental protection and environmental policy decision-making a centerpiece of national debate and practice.
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Recognizes the Aarhus Convention as an important instrument for achieving goals of the Paris Agreement (limiting global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius) and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Requires transmission of certified copies to the President, Congress, Hawaii's congressional delegation, Governor, county mayors, UN Secretary General, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Hawaii's Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission.
Legislative Description
Engaging, Endorsing, Accepting, And Adopting The Aarhus Convention To Achieve The United Nations Paris Agreement, The 2030 Agenda, And The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights.
Aarhus Convention
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Gates, Holt, Nakamura excused (4).
4/15/2019