Democrats launch 10-year 'Green New Deal' for clean energy

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS FEBRUARY 7, 2019 / 6:22 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

Democrats launch 10-year 'Green New Deal' for clean energy

Valerie Volcovici
3 MIN READ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rising Democratic star Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Democratic Senator Ed Markey on Thursday laid out the goals of a Green New Deal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in 10 years, setting a high bar for Democrats who plan to make climate change a central issue in the 2020 presidential race.

The resolution is the first formal attempt by lawmakers to define the scale of legislation to create large-scale government-led investments in clean energy and infrastructure to transform the U.S. economy.

“The Green New Deal fully tackles the existential threat posed by climate change by presenting a comprehensive, 10-year plan that is as big as the problem it hopes to solve while creating a new era of shared prosperity,” according to a summary of the resolution released by the lawmakers on Thursday.

Ocasio-Cortez said she will immediately begin to work on legislation that would “fully flesh out the projects involved in the Green New Deal.”

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[DemocracyMouse]

1. This is very, very encouraging.

While the noise of Trumpworld and the vast entertainments of Republican corruption distract us, the true elephant in the room is being ignored. Bless Markey and Ocasio-Cortez for pushing foward this important vision.

Yes, we know many others have weighed in, beginning with FDR, but it's all hands on deck to link planetary survival with shared properity.

According to the UN we have only 10 years to reverse our wasteful, polluting ways.

This is a great step. But we need all hands on deck.