; Whereas the IPBES Global Assessment found that the reduction in global biodiversity that is driven by climate changes threatens global food security, and the NCA4 notes that climate change is expected to disrupt United States agricultural productivity and threaten domestic crop yields; Whereas the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Gonzalez stated at the opening of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP25, that choosing the path of hope is not the job of one person, one industry or one government alone … the only solution is rapid, ambitious, transformative action by all—governments, regions, cities, businesses and civil society , and that we made a commitment to the people of the world through the Paris Agreement. It was a solemn promise … to do anything less will be a betrayal of our entire human family and all the generations to come. ; Whereas the World Meteorological Organization’s Provisional Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2019, released on December 3, 2019, stated that 2019 ends the warmest decade on record and that greenhouse gas concentrations have reached a record new high of 407.8 parts per million; Whereas the United Nations Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report 2019, released in November 2019, highlighted the significant work the global community must undertake in order to overcome the shortcomings of current commitments to keep global temperature rise to two degrees Celsius, that greenhouse gas emissions continued to increase in 2019, that G20 countries account for more than 75 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, and that enhanced action by G20 members will be essential for the global mitigation effort ; Whereas the most vulnerable communities, including communities of color, women, children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, low-income communities, and those with underlying health conditions, face even greater health risks as a result of climate change