; (v) more than 350,000,000 more people to be exposed globally to deadly heat stress by 2050; and (vi) a risk of damage to $1,000,000,000,000 of public infrastructure and coastal real estate in the United States; and (D) global temperatures must be kept below 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrialized levels to avoid the most severe impacts of a changing climate, which will require— (i) global reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from human sources of 40 to 60 percent from 2010 levels by 2030; and (ii) net-zero global emissions by 2050; (2) (A) according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, in 2018, approximately $64,000,000,000 was invested in renewable energy in the United States; and (B) according to the International Energy Agency, in 2018, approximately $42,000,000,000 was invested in energy efficiency in North America; (3) investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency have a demonstrated track record of increasing jobs while lowering the cost of new renewable energy investments, which benefits the clean energy economy; (4) green banks can be used to accelerate investment in— (A) new and emerging technologies; and (B) new and innovative financing products to leverage private sector financing; (5) green banking has a demonstrated track record of success at increasing investment in the clean energy economy; (6) green banks have led to $3,670,000,000 of investment in cost-effective clean energy projects across the United States, lowering energy costs for end-users, with that investment total composed of— (A) $1,079,000,000 in public funds; and (B) $2,591,000,000 in private and philanthropic capital; (7) in 2018, green banks were operating in a number of States and other jurisdictions, including— (A) the District of Columbia; and (B) the States of— (i) Colorado; (ii) Connecticut; (iii) Florida; (iv) Hawaii; (v) Maryland; (vi) Michigan; (vii) Nevada; (viii) New York; and (ix) Rhode Island