; Whereas the United States is already seeing climate change exacerbate extreme weather events, including 6 Category 5 hurricanes in the past 4 years, the issuance of the first-ever Extreme Red Flag Warning for wildfires, and communities around the country regularly facing 100 Year Floods ; Whereas investing in energy efficiency and clean energy technologies is an extraordinary job creation opportunity for the United States that already employs more than 3,260,000 people, with solar and wind technicians representing the first and second fastest-growing jobs in the entire United States economy by 2026, respectively; Whereas the United States can lead the world in innovation and manufacturing clean energy technologies, creating good-paying jobs, modernizing the energy grid, and growing new companies that will be the titans of a new clean energy economy; Whereas the Paris Agreement highlights the importance of environmental justice and equity in our climate solutions, particularly in light of the impact climate change is expected to have on vulnerable communities around the globe; Whereas the Paris Agreement is an international accord that aims to limit the increase in global temperatures to less than two degrees Celsius and urges efforts to limit the increase to one and a half degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels; Whereas the Paris Agreement was adopted on December 12, 2015, opened for signature on April 22, 2016, and entered into force on November 4, 2016; Whereas 197 parties are signatories and 187 are officially party to the Paris Agreement, including the largest emitters of carbon pollution, China, the European Union, and India; Whereas if the United States withdrew from the Paris Agreement, it would be the only nation in the world to do so; Whereas the United States, as one of the world’s top emitters of carbon pollution, has an obligation to participate in global efforts to curb climate change