; and (2) warming at or above 2 degrees Celsius will cause— (A) over $500,000,000,000 annually in lost economic output from crop failure, lost labor, and damages related to extreme weather; (B) crop yields of corn and soybeans to fall an average of 15 percent; (C) wildfires to burn at least twice as much forest area annually; (D) an additional 2,000 premature deaths annually from higher temperatures in the Midwest; and (E) sea levels to continue to rise, threatening public infrastructure and coastal real estate valued at $1,000,000,000,000; Whereas the United States is— (1) a global leader; (2) a member of the global community and is affected by climate impacts such as those outlined in the IPCC report; and (3) already suffering from the impacts of climate change; Whereas it is possible and economically beneficial to transition to a low-carbon emission economy that would not contribute to global climate change and would result in sustainable economic growth; and Whereas the Government of the United States has failed to enact policies to effectively transition to a low-carbon emission economy or to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with scientific recommendations to reduce global temperature changes: Now, therefore, be it