The Green New Deal (GND) refers to a U.S. House of Representatives resolution and various legislative proposals supported by radical environmentalist groups.
While details of the “Deal” are unclear and frequently change, an attempt to estimate the cost of the plan that critics call a “radical, top-down, socialist makeover of the entire U.S. economy” found it could cost upwards of $90 trillion over a ten-year federal budget window if enacted.
The Green New Deal Coalition, sponsored by Sunrise Movement, is a coalition campaign advocating for two resolutions on the Green New Deal introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) in the 116th Congress.
The Green New Deal has been widely criticized by people on both the Left and the Right for being too “broad” in its scope and focus.
In 2019, the chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Saikat Chakrabarti, told Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) that the legislative package is designed to completely revamp the entire U.S. economy. During an informal meeting between the two major climate change proponents, Chakrabarti stated that political supporters of the deal “really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy” plan behind closed doors. This is in contrast to claims that the legislation is designed to address the “existential“ threat posed by climate change.
Organizations focused on addressing climate change at the national or global level that signed onto a petition in support of the Green New Deal.
Organizations dedicated to local or national conservationist efforts that signed onto a petition in support of the Green New Deal.
Organizations that primarily organize or engage in demonstrations that signed onto a petition in support of the Green New Deal.
Labor unions or labor advocacy organizations that signed onto a petition in support of the Green New Deal.
Faith-based organizations concerned with ecology that signed onto a petition in support of the Green New Deal.
Organizations that weigh in on many political issues that signed onto a petition in support of the Green New Deal.
