"WASHINGTON — President Trump derided the Green New Deal as a “high school term paper that got a low mark.” Congressional Republicans mocked it as “zany.” Even Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic House speaker, called the proposal a “green dream,” and some of the party’s 2020 candidates are starting to describe it as merely aspirational.
Yet, despite that disdain, the goals of the far-reaching plan to tackle climate change and economic inequality are within the realm of technological possibility, several energy experts and economists said in recent interviews.
Getting there will cost trillions of dollars, most agreed, and require expansive new taxes and federal programs. It certainly could not be accomplished within the 10-year time frame that supporters say is necessary, according to these experts."
Lisa Friedman and Trip Gabriel report for the New York Times February 21, 2019.
SEE ALSO:
"Nine Key Questions About the Green New Deal" (New York Times)
"Jack Abramoff Joins Super PAC, Targets 'Green New Deal'" (E&E News PM)
"High Schoolers Push for Green New Deal" (WLKY Louisville)
"National Clean-Energy Mandate Gets Another Look in Congress" (Bloomberg Environment)
"The Green New Deal: Don't Trust Anyone Under Thirty" (Forbes)
Op-Ed: "Bring on the Green New Deal Vote" (Washington Post: Katrina vanden Heuvel)
