mr. speaker, yield back to chairman casten. thank you. mr. casten: i now yield again to the chair of the climate committee, ms. castor of florida. ms. castor: thank you, representative casten. you know, hearing my colleagues speak with such passion and such intellect, it does give you hope, doesn't it? that we have the tools necessary to tackle the climate crisis. but i think -- we also need to think about climate, don't you think, as a climate opportunity. and there are a few of these. congresswoman, our newest colleague, congresswoman stansbury from new mexico, kind of hit on it. it goes back to, i want to thank you last year, before the pandemic hit, you were kind enough to -- to invite me to chicago where we heard from environmental justice leaders. i also had the opportunity to travel to detroit. i've listened to folks who are demanding greater equity all across america. back home in tampa, florida, i see it. i understand that now the climate crisis presents us with a generational opportunity to rebuild our country. and the -- our infrast

mr. casten. thank you again. mr. casten: it's my pleasure to yield to my friend, one of the funnier members of congress but heart felt today, mr. carbajal of california. mr. carbajal: thank you. mr. speaker, going back to my days as county supervisor, i fought to make sure the central coast was a leader in clean energy -- in the clean energy economy. i helped get the first large scale solar project in santa barbara county across the finish line and called it a win-win-win. that's because investing in renewables is one of the best investments we can make. it means a healthy planet, clean air, and good-paying jobs. since 2014, the central coast has emerged as a renewable energy powerhouse. we are now home to several major solar farls and soon we could be home of one of the largest battery storage plants in the world. now after years of negotiation, i helped secure an agreement to realize an offshore wind project and the jobs it will create through the central coast. according to a study conducted by a local organization

mr. casten of illinois. when we marked these bills up in financial services committee, i pointed out that even though democrats believe these bills are in alignment as they boat address the need for climate related disclosure, they are intentioned with one another. for example, congressman vargas' bill suggested that a disclosure system is sufficient by providing an annual report describing the long-term e.s.g. strategy and e.s.g. related metrics which presumably would include climate risk. on the other hand, congressman casten says that a disclosure should report the same metrics but additionally needs to disclose the social and human impact of a company's actions he, analyze how the company's reputation might be affected by climate, detail the board's oversight, and has a long list of statutory additions. the democrats often say that we need to mandate measuring climate risk because this is science. but deloitte reported that science has not agreed on the methodology for measuring climate risks. and even w