The Green New Deal is a plan to address climate change by transitioning the U.S. economy to 100 percent renewable energy within 10 years. It is associated with congressional legislation sponsored by New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and has roots in earlier progressive ideas. Columnist Thomas Friedman coined the phrase in 2007, and Pres. Barack Obama adopted some of Friedman’s proposals. Green Party candidate Jill Stein endorsed a Green New Deal in her 2016 presidential campaign, as did Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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