Bill > HR90

This resolution directs the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a comprehensive study on the projected costs of climate change adaptation and resilience measures in Pennsylvania, recognizing the significant economic and environmental challenges posed by increasing global temperatures and extreme weather events. The study will utilize advanced climate modeling tools like the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways or Representative Concentration Pathways to analyze potential impacts across multiple future scenarios, with a focus on estimating costs for mid-century, late-century, and end-of-century timeframes using 2024 as a baseline. The research will examine potential hazards including precipitation, heat, flooding, drought, sea level rise, wildfires, and extreme weather events, while also analyzing how these impacts will differentially affect Pennsylvanians based on demographics, economic status, and geography. The resolution requires the commission to investigate climate change's potential effects on the state's natural environment (such as working lands, water systems, and biodiversity), built environment (infrastructure and buildings), and social environment (human migration, economic sectors, and public health). The commission is tasked with engaging subject-area experts and stakeholders, and must submit a detailed report to various legislative leaders and committee chairs within 12 months of the resolution's adoption, ultimately aiming to help Pennsylvania prepare for and mitigate potential climate-related challenges.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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