Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy climate for future generations, and thus to restoring the climate.

Atmospheric CO2 is now around 420 parts per million — 50 percent higher than preindustrial levels — and this resolution says Congress has an obligation to future generations to bring it back down. It formally declares that "climate restoration" (reducing CO2 to below 300 ppm) should be a national policy priority alongside reaching net-zero emissions. The resolution estimates this would require removing roughly 50 billion tons of CO2 per year for 20 years, and calls on the President and State Department to pursue international action to stabilize greenhouse gas levels.