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HI SR94

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/6/2022

Primary Sponsor

Karl Rhoads

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the State of Hawaii and each county to adopt the Global Pact for the Environment and the United Nations Paris Agreement with a limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature increase.

  • Calls for adoption of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 13-17, which address climate action, ocean conservation, terrestrial ecosystems, peaceful societies, and strengthening implementation means.

  • Global Pact framework includes over two dozen articles covering topics such as the right to an ecologically sound environment, precautionary principle, polluter-pays doctrine, public participation, and environmental justice.

  • Directs transmission of certified copies to the UN Secretary General, US federal officials, Hawaii's congressional delegation, Governor, and county mayors.

Legislative Description

Urging The State And Each County To Adopt The Global Pact For The Environment To Achieve The United Nations Paris Agreement And The 2030 Development Agenda, And To Specifically Adopt The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Numbers 13 Through 17.

Climate Change

Last Action

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06/06/22.

6/6/2022

Committee Referrals

Government Operations3/16/2022

Full Bill Text

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