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The House of Representatives’ Special Select Committee on the Climate Crisis has finally released its long-awaited plan to tackle the climate crisis. It’s a 547-page roadmap for an “all hands-on deck” approach to putting the U.S. on a path to net-zero carbon pollution by midcentury, which is what the world’s leading climate scientists tell us is necessary to avert a climate catastrophe. Importantly, the House Plan puts justice and equity at the core of its recommendations for a comprehensive climate policy package.

Our country is no stranger to hardship. Over the past century, when times were tough, people came together and our government took bold action that guided us toward better days.

Democrats in the U.S. House have unveiled a climate plan with the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.Tampa Democratic member of Congress Kathy Castor is chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and helped announce the “Solving the Climate Crisis” plan Tuesday.