; (17) tourism and outdoor recreation activities have been negatively affected by the cryosphere decline; (18) Arctic sea ice is declining in all months of the year and sea-ice free summers are increasingly likely under 2°C of global warming; (19) Arctic surface air temperatures have likely increased by more than double the global average in the last two decades, resulting in more sea ice and snow cover loss; and (20) widespread thaw and degradation of permafrost is projected to occur this century and is anticipated to release tens to hundreds of billions of tons of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere; Whereas the United States is already facing the consequences of inaction on climate change; Whereas communities of color, Indigenous communities, and low-income communities often face the disproportionate effects of inaction on climate change; Whereas reducing greenhouse gas emissions, transitioning to a clean energy economy, and investing in climate adaptation efforts can support good-paying jobs; Whereas, in 2018, the IPCC released a special report titled Global Warming of 1.5°C which found that to limit global warming to 1.5°C, net global greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced to 45 percent below 2010 levels by 2030 and 100 percent below 2010 levels by 2050; Whereas the United States has a responsibility to enact policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent below 2010 levels no later than 2030 and achieve net zero emissions no later than 2050; and Whereas as Congress enacts policies to put the country on a path to net zero emissions, there is an opportunity for the ocean to be part of the climate solution: Now, therefore, be it