{"id":4475,"date":"2018-09-06T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T21:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-introduces-new-fossil-fuel-divestment-legislation\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:08:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:08:09","slug":"merkley-introduces-new-fossil-fuel-divestment-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-introduces-new-fossil-fuel-divestment-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley presenta nueva legislaci\u00f3n sobre desinversi\u00f3n en combustibles f\u00f3siles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 El senador de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff Merkley, present\u00f3 hoy la Ley de Inversiones para la Jubilaci\u00f3n para una Econom\u00eda Sostenible (RISE), una nueva legislaci\u00f3n sobre desinversi\u00f3n en combustibles f\u00f3siles.<\/p>\n<p>El proyecto de ley crear\u00eda una nueva opci\u00f3n para que los empleados federales coloquen sus ahorros para la jubilaci\u00f3n en fondos libres de inversiones en empresas de combustibles f\u00f3siles.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201cA medida que aumenta el caos clim\u00e1tico, todos los estadounidenses merecen la opci\u00f3n de desinvertir en la industria de los combustibles f\u00f3siles\u201d, dijo Merkley. &quot;Por primera vez, este proyecto de ley otorgar\u00e1 a millones de empleados federales el poder de garantizar que sus fondos de jubilaci\u00f3n se inviertan en una cartera de inversiones m\u00e1s sostenible y socialmente responsable&quot;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>En los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, el movimiento de desinversi\u00f3n en combustibles f\u00f3siles se ha expandido r\u00e1pidamente en todo el mundo. En enero de 2018, los funcionarios de la ciudad de Nueva York establecieron el objetivo de desinvertir los $189 mil millones de Nueva York en fondos de pensiones de compa\u00f1\u00edas de combustibles f\u00f3siles en un plazo de cinco a\u00f1os. En julio de 2018, Irlanda se convirti\u00f3 en el primer pa\u00eds del mundo en desinvertir totalmente en combustibles f\u00f3siles. A nivel mundial, casi 1.000 instituciones han desinvertido casi $6,25 billones de combustibles f\u00f3siles, y aproximadamente 60.000 personas han desinvertido m\u00e1s de $5 mil millones.<\/p>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, m\u00faltiples estudios han demostrado que las carteras sin combustibles f\u00f3siles han superado a las que s\u00ed los tienen en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n<p>La Ley RISE crear\u00eda una opci\u00f3n sobre acciones de Elecci\u00f3n Clim\u00e1tica en el marco del Plan de Ahorro de Ahorro (TSP) que est\u00e1 libre de inversiones en empresas de combustibles f\u00f3siles. Si bien el TSP, el equivalente a un 401(k) para empleados federales, actualmente ofrece a los inversionistas opciones para el monto y la asignaci\u00f3n de riesgos de sus cuentas TSP, no ofrece a los empleados federales ning\u00fan control sobre los tipos de industrias en las que se invierte su dinero. .<\/p>\n<p>En julio de 2017, el TSP ten\u00eda aproximadamente 5,1 millones de participantes con aproximadamente $510 mil millones en activos y es el plan de contribuci\u00f3n definida m\u00e1s grande del mundo.<\/p>\n<p>La Ley RISE tambi\u00e9n exige un informe en el plazo de un a\u00f1o de la Oficina de Responsabilidad Gubernamental (GAO) que examine el riesgo para los inversores de las participaciones de TSP en empresas de combustibles f\u00f3siles, dadas las pol\u00edticas para mantener los aumentos promedio de la temperatura global en 2\u00ba Celsius. La Ley RISE tambi\u00e9n ordena a la GAO que proporcione un mecanismo de desinversi\u00f3n para el TSP en caso de que el informe muestre riesgo para los inversores por las tenencias de combustibles f\u00f3siles.<\/p>\n<p>Se puede encontrar una p\u00e1gina que resume la Ley RISE. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/download\/rise-act-one-pager\/\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. &ndash; Oregon&rsquo;s Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced the Retirement Investments for a Sustainable Economy (RISE) Act, new fossil fuel divestment legislation. 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