"From where I'm standing, the American Climate Corps has the potential to be the flagship Green New Deal policy. It delivers climate action, workforce upskilling, workers’ rights and Keynesian benefits, all at the same time. It has the scale and the lineage. If the CCC’s experience is anything to go by, it will lift the morale of those participating in it, and will be hugely popular."
[New post] "There is a refreshing absence of HR overhead, multiple interviews and tests and so on. The purpose is clear and collective. People will need to adapt, so the main ingredients to succeed are will, ingenuity and teamwork. [...] There is plenty of work to be done, so labour demand is no issue."
Very inspired by the American Climate Corps initiative. It captures the spirit of the #greennewdeal , even in the @pluralistic version in "The Lost Cause". I am jealous of the Americans, a rare occurrence. Joe Biden has really grown into his role; his presidency might be the best one I witnessed in my adult life (I am 58). @EU_Commission , could we have this too? https://www.acc.gov/ #ClimateCrisis
Fighting climate change: Beyond Canada’s carbon tax
"We need a different kind of government based on the support of the victims of climate change, not its perpetrators"
A very fundamental problem of #economic life on #Earth is the nature of investment. To give you an idea of the dimensions: Humanity, or rather an elite 1% of #humanity, is currently investing 7000 billion dollars in areas that damage the environment, according to #unep. This contrasts with 200 billion dollars in sustainable investments.
Ein sehr grundlegendes Problem des #Wirtschaftslebens der #Erde ist die Art der Investitionen. Um sich mal die Dimensionen klar zu machen: Die Menschheit bzw. eine Elite von 1% der #Menschheit investiert laut #unep aktuell 7000 Mrd. Dollar in Bereiche, die die Umwelt schädigen. Dem stehen 200 Mrd. Dollar an nachhaltigen Investitionen gegenüber.
When they commit to the Green New Deal and Net Zero. There should be no exception. Carbon is carbon regardless of how it’s emitted. #NetZero#Net0#GreenNewDeal#Pariscummings
Investing in our public infrastructure, from sidewalks to bridges to public transportation to public housing to public parks to mitigating the climate crisis, benefits all of us. But across America, billionaires & the politicians they pay for prefer tax cuts for the 1%. #RI
We can build things to make our lives better if the wealthiest 1% pay their fair share. We still rely on what FDR and the New Deal Democrats built. It's time for a #GreenNewDeal for the U.S. & for #RI. #StrongerTogether
While the record $10 billion budget for #NewMexico is great and proof that Democrats put the money in when possible, a large chunk of that is dependent on fossil fuel revenues. In order to phase out fossil fuels and bring about a #GreenNewDeal, states have an obligation to wean themselves off fossil fuel revenues for the sake of our planet. https://www.sfreporter.com/news/2024/02/12/senate-approves-record-budget/
We could be world leader in a strong immerging market of "green jobs", but why not forsake that long term growth opportunity for short term financial gain?
Big Oil's got their lights on, launching a slick ad campaign painting fossils as our savior. Climate experts say it's all smoke and mirrors, delaying real action while they drill & profit from Gaza's flames. Time to turn off the gaslighting and shine a light on truth.
In #Colorado, the Boulder Valley School District just became the first in the nation to pass the Green New Deal for Schools.
"The specific resolution the BVSD school board passed commits to communicating climate disaster plans to students, parents, staff and the community, implementing pathways to green jobs, working toward free RTD bus passes for all middle and high school students and working with students for future climate action plans." #GreenNewDealhttps://boulderweekly.com/opinion/green-deal-bvsd/
Si vous ne l'avez pas encore fait, n'hésitez pas à signer cette pétition, pardon, cette #Initiative citoyenne #Europe enne pour taxer les millionnaires. La finalité ? Financer un #GreenNewDeal sur les fonds de la #commissioneuropeenne