Join us for an insightful event featuring Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of the United States Congress, as he addresses critical issues surrounding “Ocean, Climate, and Sustainable Development”.
This special guest event is part of the preparatory activities for the United Nations Ocean Conference 2025 and part of the “Ocean that feed us: Trade and Blue Foods House”, at the Whale, in Nice Frace.
Senator Whitehouse, a renowned advocate for environmental protection, will share his expertise and vision on how we can collectively tackle the challenges facing our oceans and climate. The discussion will focus on contemporary challenges, innovative solutions, policy frameworks, and collaborative efforts needed to ensure sustainable use and conservation of marine resources and ecosystems.
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- Mr. Sheldon Whitehouse, Senator, United States of America
Sheldon Whitehouse represents Rhode Island in the United States Senate, where he is fighting to position America as a leader in the clean energy economy and protect the Ocean State from the consequences of climate change. As Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Whitehouse takes on the fossil fuel industry and spearheads policies combatting the climate crisis and strengthening environmental protections.
Senator Whitehouse He co-founded the Senate Climate Action Task Force to build support for action to address carbon pollution. Whitehouse shaped major climate components of Senate Democrats’ historic Inflation Reduction Act, which is expected to push the U.S. from 25 percent to 40 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Whitehouse has led the introduction of legislation establishing a price on carbon and instituting a carbon border adjustment, which would give American companies a step up in the global marketplace while steering the planet toward climate safety. He has also crafted policies to curb profiteering by oil companies and combat the influence of fossil-fuel money in our politics.
As a co-founder of the Senate Oceans Caucus, Senator Whitehouse plays a key role in crafting bipartisan policies to protect our oceans. To confront the major challenges of ocean plastic pollution, he passed the bipartisan Save Our Seas and Save Our Seas 2.0 Acts into law. The Senator also created the National Coastal Resilience Fund to restore and strengthen the natural infrastructure that protects coastal communities while safeguarding wildlife habitats.
A graduate of Yale University and the University of Virginia School of Law, Whitehouse served as Rhode Island’s U.S. Attorney and state Attorney General before being elected to the United States Senate in 2006.
