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This Concurrent Resolution formally embraces, supports, and accepts the Aarhus Convention, an international agreement focused on environmental rights, to help achieve the goals of the United Nations Paris Agreement (which aims to limit global temperature increases), the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (a global plan to end poverty and protect the planet), and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The resolution highlights that the Aarhus Convention promotes transparency and public involvement in environmental decision-making by ensuring access to environmental information, public participation in decisions affecting the environment, and access to justice for environmental matters. It also urges the U.S. Congress to adopt the Aarhus Convention and prioritize environmental protection in national discussions and actions, and directs that copies of this resolution be sent to various national and international officials and bodies.