“Green New Deal FAQ” (the infamous AOC post for posterity) By Robert Bradley Jr. -- April 10, 2019 “The Green New Deal is a massive investment program, not an expenditure. Climate change is a global emergency . Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez felt it necessary to re-read the entire Green New Deal resolution on the House floor because too many Republicans just didn't understand what it was. The Green New Deal is “a 10-year plan to mobilize every aspect of American society at a scale not seen since World War 2 to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.” Plans to ban nuclear energy within 10 years if possible. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez speaks about the Green New Deal at a town hall organized by the Sunrise Movement, May 13, 2019. Green New Deal (GND) proposals call for public policy to address climate change along with achieving other social aims like job creation and reducing economic inequality.The name refers back to the New Deal, a set of social and economic reforms and public works projects undertaken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression. H. RES. The Amazon rainforest is burning , Greenland s ice shelf is melting , and the Arctic is on fire . February 7, 2019. Behauptung: The Green New Deal would "permanently eliminate all Planes, Cars, Cows, Oil, Gas & the Military." IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Now everyone is accountable to reject it. The Green New Deal The climate crisis is not only the single greatest challenge facing our country ; itis also our single greatest opportunity to build a more just and equitable future , but we must act immediately . Share Share via Facebook Share via Twitter Share via Email. You can read the Green New Deal here, thanks to NPR, which uploaded the document this morning. It would immediately halt any investment in fossil fuels (including natural gas) and related infrastructure. Full text readable copy of the 2019 Green New Deal (GND) resolution from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) & Senator Ed Markey to transform the U.S. energy economy, promote environmental justice, create jobs, and fight climate change The Green New Deal for Public Housing Act would commit up to $180 billion over a decade to upgrading 1.2 million federally owned homes. Now, Green New Deal champion Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has agreed to serve on a panel helping him shape his plan to address the climate crisis. Next Let’s Make It Global. A fact sheet from AOC’s office about the Green New Deal was wrong. AOC’s Green New Deal Is Just the Start. The Green New Deal has its share of supporters and critics, but the often-misunderstood plan is just the start of environmental politics. Although it is of course cloaked in the mantle of peer-reviewed natural science, the Green New Deal is clearly a political program, designed to check every box on the progressive wish-list. Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal. When Joe Biden effectively clinched the Democratic nomination in April, a concern for the climate movement was that his plan for tackling the issue was not ambitious enough. This entry was posted in Environment, Global warming, Guest Post on January 7, 2019 by Lambert Strether. Here is the PDF, courtesy of alert reader Phillip Allen: AOC_Green_New_Deal ... AOC_Green_New_Deal. “The infrastructure failures in Texas are quite literally what happens when you *don’t* pursue a Green New Deal,” AOC tweeted on Wednesday. English: Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (center) speaks on the Green New Deal with Senator Ed Markey (right) in front of the Capitol Building in February 2019. The Green New Deal sounds really good. Shown Here: Introduced in House (02/07/2019) 116th CONGRESS 1st Session. Readers, I have had a correspondent characterize my views as realistic cynical. The Green New Deal introduced by AOC — which even Democrats trashed — unanimously failed in a Senate vote last year. Let me briefly explain them. Tip? The Green New Deal Resolution outlines the framework for an ambitious plan to reverse climate change by creating millions of high-wage jobs in new green industries and building new infrastructure. It consists of five Green New Deal goals, fourteen mobilization projects, and fifteen guiding policies. Full Text of AOC’s Green New Deal Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez felt it necessary to re-read the entire Green New Deal resolution on the House floor because too many Republicans just didn’t understand what it was. But as the details start to come out, it looks worse and worse. First, how much will it cost? The Green New Deal starts with transitioning to 100% green renewable energy (no nukes or natural gas) by 2030. du « Green New Deal » d’AOC, l’élue démocrate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, est venue présenter le 17 janvier ses idées en France devant plusieurs économistes et le secrétaire général de la CGT Philippe Martinez. It also highlighted the underlying tensions in the Democratic Party. We can take a deeper look at the factors behind support for a Green New Deal using a regression model. 109 . Note: Ocasio-Cortez’s office has taken down their page describing the Green New Deal. Politics & Elections. [15] Green New Deal Group, A Green New Deal: Joined-up Policies to Solve the Triple Crunch of the Credit Crisis, Climate Change and High Oil Prices: the First Report, New Economics Foundation, 2008 . XML/HTML (new window) TXT; PDF (PDF provides a complete and accurate display of this text.) Reading List. This week, Democrats unveiled the Green New Deal -- a new proposal aimed at addressing climate change. The “Green New Deal” Is a Power Grab for Progressives. Accordingly, she stated, “I have noticed that there’s been an awful lot of misinformation about what is inside this resolution. Rachael Warriner / Shutterstock.com . By Michelle Chen, Truthout Published July 7, 2019. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) pointed out Wednesday that President Joe Biden’s recently announced $2 trillion series of environmental policies—which include phasing out coal, oil, and natural gas as power sources by 2035—looks awfully like her "Green New Deal" plan. About Lambert Strether. In fact, the costs would be stupendous, and the damage done by its policies would be catastrophic.