Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie SandersOpens a New Window. on Thursday rolled out a $16 trillion plan — the most expensive policy proposal yet from the crowded field of 2020 hopefuls — to combat climate change by transforming the nation’s energy system and economyOpens a New Window.
The plan, the most ambitious yet from a presidential contender on climate change, calls for the U.S. to reach 100 percent renewable energy for electricity and transportation no later than 2030, and go completely carbon neutral by at least 2050, by building new energy sources. That target falls in line with a report released by the United Nation’s climate science body in October last year, which warned that countries had just 12 years to limit global warming to moderate levels.
In addition, Sanders’ plan — the Green New Deal, which builds upon the sweeping plan released earlier this year by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — would create 20 million new jobs necessary to solving the climate crisis in areas like sustainable farming, engineering and an expanded Civilian Conservation Corp.
The plan, the most ambitious yet from a presidential contender on climate change, calls for the U.S. to reach 100 percent renewable energy for electricity and transportation no later than 2030, and go completely carbon neutral by at least 2050, by building new energy sources. That target falls in line with a report released by the United Nation’s climate science body in October last year, which warned that countries had just 12 years to limit global warming to moderate levels.
In addition, Sanders’ plan — the Green New Deal, which builds upon the sweeping plan released earlier this year by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — would create 20 million new jobs necessary to solving the climate crisis in areas like sustainable farming, engineering and an expanded Civilian Conservation Corp.
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