U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced legislation last week to make fighting climate change a higher priority. The Senate approved the amendment 53-47 on Thursday night.
Bennet is offering the amendment to the Senate’s budget proposal along with three other Democratic senators.
“Colorado can’t wait any longer for Washington to address climate change,” Bennet said in a news release Thursday afternoon. “Unchecked carbon pollution represents a material threat to our state and its economy.
“This amendment demonstrates that we’re serious about combating climate change and will work to increase investments in clean energy, energy efficiency and reducing carbon pollution,” Bennet said.
The amendment would create a “deficit-neutral” reserve fund for “promoting national security, economic growth and public health by addressing human-induced climate change through increased use of clean energy, energy efficiency and reductions in carbon pollution.”