; Whereas according to the National Climate Assessment, impacts of climate change are already being felt in communities across the United States; Whereas according to the National Climate Assessment, the global average temperature is projected to increase from 3 to 12 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100, which will cause a reduction in crop yields, alteration of hydrological cycles, shrinkage of glaciers and ice sheets, thawing of permafrost at high altitude, increase of flooding, wildfires, droughts, heat waves, cyclones, and other extreme weather events, greater risk of species extinctions, and more; Whereas according to the National Climate Assessment, the relative sea level is projected to rise between about 2.5 and 11.5 feet by 2100 while ocean warming and acidification increase, causing a proportional increase in destructive coastal storms and surges, disruption of ecosystems including spawning and migration patterns of key fisheries, displacement of people on vulnerable coastlines and islands, and more; Whereas a 2017 Government Accountability Office report found that climate-related impacts, such as coastal property damage, cost the Federal Government $350,000,000,000; Whereas a November 2016 assessment by the Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisers found that recurring costs as a result of climate change could increase the Federal Government’s expenses by $12,000,000,000 to $35,000,000,000 a year by midcentury, possibly reaching more than $100,000,000,000 annually by the end of the century; Whereas climate change not only threatens the world’s weather, biodiversity, and ecosystems, but also threatens human security, economic vitality, and social stability around the globe; Whereas the effects of climate change will only exacerbate issues of resource scarcity, including lack of access to primary natural resources such as fresh water and arable land for food production, thereby contributing to increased conflict, poverty, food insecurity, and instability