A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal Aronoff Kate
A bold case for what a Green New Deal could look like that confronts climate change and inequalityIn October 2018, the IPCC published a report warning that the world would warm 1.5 C by 2040 without…
Specifikacia A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal Aronoff Kate
A bold case for what a Green New Deal could look like that confronts climate change and inequalityIn October 2018, the IPCC published a report warning that the world would warm 1.5 C by 2040 without massive emissions reductions by 2030, with results more devastating than previously imagined. In November the charismatic democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won election to Congress and stated that a Green New Deal would be a top priority. A week later, activists with the Sunrise Movement occupied Nancy Pelosi's office, calling for action on climate in the form of a Green New Deal. The Green New Deal is now a buzzword thrown around to signal the need for climate action--but no one quite knows what it means.Winning Back our Future explores what a Green New Deal could look like and draws the connection between climate change and capitalism, arguing that in