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The GND is a quick read (or even a quicker skim). People should just read it [1, 2]. I support GND and it's surprising how the news outlets let this narrative

The GND is a quick read (or even a quicker skim). People should just read it [1, 2]. I support GND and it's surprising how the news outlets let this narrative grow. GND is a social justice document more than a Renewable Future. I hope others take the brief time to read it. [1] - Reader read: https://cleantechnica.com/2019/02/08/heres-the-full-text-of-congress-green-new-deal-resolution-introduced-by-rep-alexandra-ocasio-cortez/ https://cleantechnica.com/2019/02/08/heres-the-full-text-of-... [2] - Official document, pdf: https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/sites/ocasio-cortez.house.gov/files/Resolution%20on%20a%20Green%20New%20Deal.pdf https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/sites/ocasio-cortez.house.go...

rayiner 6y ago
It’s not merely a social justice document. It’s about achieving social justice in a specific way: through government, union, and activist group-led “national mobilization.” It’s far from the market-oriented approaches being implemented in Europe, such as carbon pricing.
- shawndrost 6y ago
  It's very similar to what is being implemented in Europe. The European Green Deal is a government-, union-, and activist-led (inter)national mobilization. They summarize the plan as a "Europ[ean] growth strategy" with a primary goal of "no person and no place is left behind". https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/euro...
  - rayiner 6y ago
    The EU plan you link to is completely different. It’s actually about environmental issues. It uses words like growth, efficiency, and competition, markets, economic incentives, etc. It’s a serious plan for addressing climate change using modern tools of governance. (The “no person left behind” point isn’t an amorphous reference to social justice, but is referring specifically to those affected by decarbonization, like coal workers.) The GND, by contrast, spends tremendous amounts of ink addressing unions, guaranteed jobs, guaranteed housing, racial justice, gender equity, income inequality, indigenous people, the disabled, migrants, historical oppression, etc. It’s a wishlist, not a serious framework for addressing climate change.

rayiner 6y ago

It’s not merely a social justice document. It’s about achieving social justice in a specific way: through government, union, and activist group-led “national mobilization.” It’s far from the market-oriented approaches being implemented in Europe, such as carbon pricing.

shawndrost 6y ago
It's very similar to what is being implemented in Europe. The European Green Deal is a government-, union-, and activist-led (inter)national mobilization. They summarize the plan as a "Europ[ean] growth strategy" with a primary goal of "no person and no place is left behind". https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/euro...
- rayiner 6y ago
  The EU plan you link to is completely different. It’s actually about environmental issues. It uses words like growth, efficiency, and competition, markets, economic incentives, etc. It’s a serious plan for addressing climate change using modern tools of governance. (The “no person left behind” point isn’t an amorphous reference to social justice, but is referring specifically to those affected by decarbonization, like coal workers.) The GND, by contrast, spends tremendous amounts of ink addressing unions, guaranteed jobs, guaranteed housing, racial justice, gender equity, income inequality, indigenous people, the disabled, migrants, historical oppression, etc. It’s a wishlist, not a serious framework for addressing climate change.