; Whereas children within environmental justice communities, including communities of color, low-income communities, and Indigenous communities, that have contributed the least to emissions— (1) have long suffered from systemic environmental racism and social and economic injustices; (2) are more likely to reside in areas with greater exposure to air pollution, experience long-term exposure, and be disproportionately burdened by adverse health or environmental effects, including public health pandemics; (3) are subjected to disproportionate energy burdens; and (4) have less access to resources needed to cope with climate-related impacts; Whereas global atmospheric CO 2 concentrations must be reduced to below 350 ppm by the end of the century, with further reductions thereafter, in order to restore the planet’s energy balance, stabilize the climate system, and protect the planet’s ice sheets and oceans for posterity; Whereas current and future adverse public health and other impacts and costs to children and the United States can be significantly mitigated if the United States acts promptly to reduce its emissions from fossil fuels; Whereas numerous experts have concluded that there are multiple technically and economically feasible pathways to place all sectors of the United States economy on an emissions reduction path consistent with returning global atmospheric CO 2 to 350 ppm by 2100; Whereas producing the energy in the United States with noncarbon-emitting sources will result in energy costs within the range of recent experience, ultimately saving consumers money and stabilizing the cost of energy, while increasing the number of jobs across multiple sectors and the supply chain, and result in many co-benefits, including public health and quality-of-life improvements, the prevention of premature death, infrastructural stability, and biodiversity protection