Jonathan Lash's Testimony Before the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
Summary
Jonathan Lash's testimony to the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee emphasizes the urgency of climate action, noting that delays will increase costs and that recent IPCC findings present a stark picture of the scale and immediacy of the environmental challenge.
Key insights
- The United States Climate Action Partnership operates on the premise that sufficient knowledge exists to necessitate action on climate change and that delaying such action will result in higher costs.
- Jonathan Lash asserts that a recent IPCC report, which reviewed climate science from the previous five years, depicts the scale and immediacy of the environmental challenge as starkly as any report he has seen in several decades of work.
Cite the original document
- APA
- Lash, J. (n.d.). Jonathan Lash's Testimony Before the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/publications/jonathan-lashs-testimony-senate-environment-public-works-committee
- Chicago
- Lash, Jonathan. Jonathan Lash's Testimony Before the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee. World Resources Institute, n.d. https://www.wri.org/publications/jonathan-lashs-testimony-senate-environment-public-works-committee.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite press release |last1=Lash |first1=Jonathan |title=Jonathan Lash's Testimony Before the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee |publisher=World Resources Institute |url=https://www.wri.org/publications/jonathan-lashs-testimony-senate-environment-public-works-committee |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @misc{lashndjonathan, author = {Lash, Jonathan}, title = {{Jonathan Lash's Testimony Before the Senate Environment \& Public Works Committee}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/publications/jonathan-lashs-testimony-senate-environment-public-works-committee}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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