The Villages Democratic Club
On Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. E.T., Rep. Ro Khanna, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Environment, will hold the Subcommittee’s first hearing of the Congress on Earth Day entitled, “The Role of Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Preventing Action on the Climate Crisis.”
Currently, the United States is the largest producer of oil and gas in the world. Under President Donald Trump, the fossil fuel industry received between $10.4 billion and $15.2 billion in direct pandemic relief from the federal government.
This hearing will discuss the dire health and economic impacts of fossil fuel subsidies and why the current Administration and the rest of the international community should fulfill their commitments to repeal fossil fuel subsidies.
The hearing will also examine how federal subsidies for the fossil fuel industry disproportionately affects already vulnerable communities.
Greta Thunberg Founder Fridays For Future
Tara Houska Founder Giniw Collective
Joseph Aldy Professor Harvard University
Peter Erickson Climate Policy Program Director Stockholm Environmental Institute
Jill Antares Hunkler Seventh Generation Ohio Valley Resident
TVDC Note: You can watch the hearing on YouTube by clicking the link below.
Watch Hearing on YouTube
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