{"id":802005,"date":"2019-12-04T16:59:40","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T23:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=375480"},"modified":"2019-12-04T16:59:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T23:59:40","slug":"neguse-represents-colorado-at-un-framework-convention-on-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/neguse-represents-colorado-at-un-framework-convention-on-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Neguse represents Colorado at UN Framework Convention on Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Congressman Joe Neguse, third from left, represented Colorado at the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.<\/strong>
Courtesy Office of Congressman Joe Neguse<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

FRISCO \u2014 U.S. Congressman Joe Neguse represented Colorado from Dec. 1-3 at the 2019 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP25, in Madrid. The convention is where the original 2015 Paris Agreement was negotiated.<\/p>\n

Convention attendees included international leaders and representatives from nonprofit organizations, who gathered to discuss climate priorities. <\/p>\n

Neguse, who represents Summit County as part of Colorado\u2019s 2nd Congressional District, serves on the House Leadership team, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and the House Natural Resources Committee. He has introduced legislation surrounding renewable energy and public lands, such as the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act<\/a>, better known as the CORE Act, which passed out of the U.S. House in October but faces a dim future in the U.S. Senate. <\/p>\n

\u201cI thought the conference got off to an incredible start,\u201d Neguse said. \u201cWe had the opportunity to visit with (nongovernmental organizations), international partners, to hear from other heads of state and to meet directly with the U.N. general, talking about the commitment of the House,\u201d<\/p>\n

While President Donald Trump has announced his decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, Neguse and other members of Congress, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, attended to express their support of climate negotiations.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy coming here, we want to say to everyone: We\u2019re still in. The United States is still in,\u201d Pelosi said in a statement. \u201cOur delegation is here to send a message that Congress\u2019 commitment to taking action on the climate crisis is ironclad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neguse said his goals in attending the conference were threefold:<\/p>\n