Sanders Unveils $16 Trillion Green New Deal Plan, and Ideas to Pay for It
It’s the most ambitious climate program of any candidate yet, but the dollar estimates and deadlines are raising questions. By Nicholas Kusnetz Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders unveiled a $16.3 trillion plan for a Green New...
It’s the most ambitious climate program of any candidate yet, but the dollar estimates and deadlines are raising questions.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders unveiled a $16.3 trillion plan for a Green New Deal on Thursday, giving shape to a massive program to overhaul the nation's economy and eliminate fossil fuel use by mid-century.
The plan sets some of the most ambitious goals announced by any candidate yet, including setting a 2030 deadline for both electricity and transportation to be run entirely on renewable energy.
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