Hi, I'm Annie Fadley. I am a senior policy associate at Civic Ventures and I'm here with

Zach Silk, President of Civic Ventures.

Zach, let's talk about the Green New Deal.

Okay, let's.

Before we get into it, I heard this from the Washington Post and I think it does a really great job of explaining

the bare points of the Green New Deal.

It's called the Green New Deal, a platform pushed by some Democrats designed to tackle climate change

while stimulating the economy. So, what exactly is it?

The term Green New Deal, a throwback to President Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal reforms and infrastructure programs,

has been around for years.

One of the earliest mentions was in 2007, in a column by the New York Times's Thomas Friedman.

By 2008, the concept continued to evolve when then green jobs are Van Jones,

used the phrase to describe a plan to increase medium skilled jobs in green sectors.

The latest iteration, the one being championed most notably by Congresswoman Alexandria

Ocasio Cortez, is the one making waves.

Because we don't have a choice.

We do not have a choice. We have to get to 100% renewable energy in 10 years. There is no other option.

Some of its aims include transitioning the country away from fossil fuels, decreasing the use of carbon in agriculture, transportation, and infrastructure, and aiming to make the economy carbon free within 10 years.

It also seeks to tackle income inequality through a federal jobs guarantee program

that assures a quote living wage.

What do you think?

Well, part of the reason I want to talk about the Green New Deal is we spend a lot of time here at

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