Senior Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on
Jan. 9, 2020, released a comprehensive legislative framework to
combat climate change targeting net-zero emissions by 2050.
The latest in the series of sweeping climate proposals announced
in the 116th Congress, this framework is the first to receive
support from powerful Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone
(D-N.J.). Alongside other senior members of the committee, Pallone
first announced the 2050 net-zero emissions target in July 2019 as
a more centrist alternative to the Green New Deal. Pallone has
since stated that the newly released framework serves as a
complement, rather than a contradiction, to the Green New Deal.
