Specifically, we could transition 100 percent of our electricity generation to renewable sources; build a national, energy-efficient,“smart” grid; upgrade every residential and industrial building for state-of-the-art energy efficiency, comfort and safety; and transition the manufacturing, agriculture, and transportation industries away from coal, oil and gas. A Green New Deal would also invest in projects to capture climate-damaging gases already in the atmosphere and make the United States an undisputed global leader in green technology, ensuring that the advances we make can be shared with the global community.
While the Green New Deal would require a scale of government action not seen since the Great Depression and World War II, this type of job-creating policy isextremely popularand could ensure economic security to millions of Americans for the first time in decades, especially people of color and poor or middle-class Americans who have been left out of the economic gains of the past four decades. We can solve the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced and protected our air, water, and land for future generations.
Young people have a right to good jobs and a livable future. The Green New Deal is a winning plan for both.
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