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A resolution recognizing that climate change portends a cascade of financial market collapses that would destabilize the national and global economies.
Recognizing that climate change portends a cascade of financial market collapses that would destabilize the national and global economies.
Summary
This resolution expresses the Senate's recognition that unchecked climate change poses severe risks to national and global economies. The resolution cites various estimates of potential economic losses, including $165 billion in losses from extreme weather events in 2022, potential declines in global residential property values, and projections that unchecked climate change could cost the global economy trillions of dollars. The resolution notes that extreme weather is making insurance increasingly unaffordable and unavailable, and references warnings from national banks and financial experts about climate-related risks to the financial system. The resolution does not authorize any spending or policy changes, but rather states the Senate's position on the economic risks posed by climate change.
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Sponsor (1)
8 cosponsors
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
Actions (2)
- Dec 17, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. · senate
- Dec 17, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 17, 2025
Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Welch, and Ms. Blunt Rochester) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
RESOLUTION
Recognizing that climate change portends a cascade of financial market collapses that would destabilize the national and global economies.
Whereas climate change drives and exacerbates extreme weather and disaster events; Whereas United States losses from extreme weather events totaled $165,000,000,000 in 2022 alone; Whereas more frequent extreme weather events and wildfires are making insurance increasingly unaffordable and unavailable; Whereas unavailable or unaffordable insurance will destabilize mortgage and property markets, potentially resulting in a $25,000,000,000,000 decline in global residential property values; Whereas modelers project that unchecked climate change could cost the global economy $178,000,000,000,000 in net present value from 2021 to 2070; Whereas global financial experts warn that if climate change is not addressed, worldwide per capita gross domestic product could decline by 10 to 20 percent within 3 decades; Whereas national banks and the international Financial Stability Board predict that climate change is causing and will continue to cause structural risk to the global financial system; and Whereas financial experts and banks agree that adjusting to the climate reality by organizing an early and orderly transition to a low carbon economy will avoid costly shocks to the system caused by a sudden and disorderly transition: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate recognizes that unchecked climate change poses severe risks to national and global economies. <all>
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