Pelosi touts Build Back Better bill at COP26

Speaking to the press at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talked about components of the Build Back Better legislation that aim to fight climate change.

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NANCY PELOSI: Our congressional delegation comes here fresh from advancing legislation to Build Back Better for women, which represents the most ambitious and consequential climate and clean energy legislation of all time. The nearly trillion-dollar investment recognizes the interconnectedness of climate change and gender justice, which we talked about this morning.

Let me just tell you what is in the bill. And then we'll get to our colleagues. And some of this I'll tell you in Q&A.

Our legislation is far-reaching, ensuring that future economy is greener and cleaner. That means $250 billion in clean energy tax credits to develop and deploy the latest and future generations of clean power. That means over $100 billion in addition for resilience, including climate-smart agriculture and nature-based climate solutions. Another $100 billion toward local and regional-led climate solutions, recognizing that women are leading the way, and over $222 billion for environmental justice, as part of President Biden's Justice 40 Pledge, long overdue for the health and economic vitality of those who have suffered from pollution and environmental injustice.

It advances President Biden's goal to fulfill our commitments in the Global Methane Pledge and Breakthrough Energy Pledge. And we're very, very honored that we are represented on a full-time basis here by special envoy John Kerry.