>>> WE’RE BACK HERE IN THE BRONX.
BRONX. EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT THE GREEN
NEW DEAL, THEY TALK ABOUT
POLITICS.
POLITICS. I WANT YOU TO IMAGINE THERE’S
MEMBERS DOWN WITH THE GREEN NEW
DEAL AND 100 MEMBERS OF THE U.S.
SENATE DOWN FOR THE GREEN NEW
DEAL AND A PRESIDENT DOWN FOR
THE GREEN NEW DEAL.
THINK BOT THAT WORLD.
WE’RE GOING TO EXIST IN THAT
WORLD FOR A LITTLE BIT.
I WANT TO BRING IN REANA WHO IS
THE POLICY DIRECTOR AND FOR
THOSE OF YOU THAT DON’T KNOW ME,
SHE’S SPENT MORE TIME THINKING
ABOUT THE GREEN NEW DEAL THAN
PROBABLY ANYONE.
PROBABLY ANYONE. IS THAT TRUE?
>> THAT’S PROBABLY TRUE.
>> YOU’RE HUMBLE.
SO WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT
POLITICAL OBSTACLES.
POLITICAL OBSTACLES. ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050.
CUT IN HALF BY 2030, RIGHT?
THOSE ARE THE GOALS BASICALLY
AROUND THAT?
AROUND THAT? >> WE GOT TO START.
THERE’S VERY PRAGMATIC THINGS WE
COULD DO.
COULD DO. INSTEAD OF THE PRESIDENT YELLING
AT THE GMC ON TWITER TO CREATE
JOBS.
JOBS. YOU COULD EXPAND THE ELECTRIC
VEHICLE TAX CREDIT, LINK IT TO
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING AND OPEN
UP A LOT OF THE GM PLANTS TO
MAKE ELECTRIC SUVs.
THE GREEN NEW DEAL IS ALSO THE
GREEN ENERGY RACE.
CHINA IS MAKING 50% OF THE
ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES. IF YOU CARE ABOUT HAVING THAT
INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES,
WHY AREN’T WE BUILDING SOLAR
PLANTS AND WIND PLANTS?
THIS $93 TRILLION NUMBER IS
CRAZY.
CRAZY. FOR $300 BILLION MORE, YOU COULD
LOOK AT THE MATH.
WE WOULD MATCH CHINA’S SPENDING
AND WE COULD GET TO 50% SOLAR
AND WIND ENERGY BY 2025.
CALIFORNIA’S ALREADY DOING IT.
WE’RE GOING TO GET TO 60% BY
2030.
2030. >> SO THE $93 TRILLION, THE FIG
DWLR CRITICS USE, IS THAT FIGURE
YOU’RE THINKING OFF?
>> NO.
>> NO. AND FIRST OALL OF WE WAVE A
MAGIC WAND AND WE PASSED THE
GREEN NEW DEAL RESOLUTION
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. WHAT HAPPENS?
WHAT HAPPENS? NOTHING BECAUSE IT’S A
RESOLUTION.
RESOLUTION. WHAT OUR RESOLUTION THAT WE
INTRODUCED MEANS IS THAT IT
PASSES THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE,
SEPARATELY, IT JUST MEANS THAT
WE MAKE IT A NATIONAL PRIORITY
AND IT SAYS THAT THE SCOPE OF
THE SOLUTION MUST BE ON THE
SCALE OF THE PROBLEM.
AND SO IT OUTLINES THE WAYS WE
CAN PURSUE THAT SCOPE.
BUT IN ORDER FOR US TO PURSUE
THIS AGENDA, WE DON’T HAVE TO DO
IT ALL AT ONCE.
IT OUTLINES THE WAYS AND HOUSE
OF DOING IT.
>> ONE OF THE CRITICISMS IS IT’S
A WISH LIST.
SOMEONE WHO’S SPENT A LOT OF
TIME THINKING ABOUT THIS, IS IT
TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE?
TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE? IF EVERYONE IS COMMITTED AND WE
CAN SPEND AS MUCH MONEY AS WE
NEED TO DO GET THE U.S. TO MEET
THESE GOALS EMISSIONS WISE?
>> I THINK THE KEY PIECE PEOPLE
MISS OUT ON AND WHY THE GREEN
NEW DEAL IS FOCUSSED ON
INVESTMENT IS THE WORK HORSE
PIECE.
PIECE. THIS IS GOING TO CREATE MILLIONS
OFF JOBS.
OFF JOBS. RIGHT NOW IT’S VERIER BROKEN.
AND WE HAVE THESE LOW
UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS.
UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS. AND WITHIN CERTAIN COMMUNITIES,
BLACK COMMUNITIES LIKE LATIN
ESCCOMMUNITIES, UNEMPLOYMENT IS
STILL QUITE HIGH.
SO THERE’S A LOT OF SLACK IN OUR
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY. WHAT THE GREEN NEW DEAL IS ABOUT
IS MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE
TRAINING THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE
HEALTH CARE THAT THEY NEED SO
THEY CAN MOVE WHERE JOBS ARE.
THAT PEOPLE HAVE UNIVERSAL
FAMILY CARE, SO THEY HAVE CHILD
CARE SO THEY CAN PARTICIPATE.
THAT’S WHAT SETS THE GREEN NEW
DEAL APART.
DEAL APART. WHEN WE HAVE THE FULL WORK FORCE
OF AMERICA AT THE READY, WHAT WE
CAN DO IS UNKNOWN.
>> AND THE OTHER NOTE IS THIS IS
NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT INDUSTRIES
WERE GOING TO GROW.
RRS
RRS IT’S ABOUT HOW WE’RE GOING TO
GROW THEM.
GROW THEM. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE ARE
REALLY MOVING IN THE DIRECTION
THAT WE ARE MOVING IN WITH GOOD,
DIGNIFIED, UNIONIZED JOBS IS
BECAUSE --
BECAUSE -- [ APPLAUSE ]
-- A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THE
"NEW YORK TIMES" TOOK A DEEP
DIVE IN THE RESOLUTION AND SAID
GREEN NEW DEAL IS
TECHNOLOGICALLY POSSIBLE BUT IS
IT POLITICALLY FEASIBLE?
AND WE CANNOT ALLOW FOR FOSSIL
FUEL JOBS TO BE BETTER, MORE
DIGNIFIED AND HIGHER WAGE WITH A
STRONGER LABOR MOVEMENT BEHIND
IT THAN NEW ENERGY JOBS.
AND SO WE NEED TO TRANSITION AND
HAVE JUST TRANSITION.
BECAUSE WHAT I’M TIRED OF IS US
WORRYING MORE ABOUT THE FUTURE
OFF FOSSIL FUELS THAN WORRYING
ABOUT THE FUTURE OF FOSSIL FUEL
WORKERS.
WORKERS. >> AND THE CONGRESSWOMAN BRINGS
UP A GOOD POINT.
THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS THE
GREEN NEW DEAL TIES TOGETHER
CLIMATE CHANGE AND INCOME AND
EQUALITY.
EQUALITY. BECAUSE THE SAME TYPES OFF
INVESTMENTS WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE ARE THE
SAME INVESTMENTS WE HAVE NEEDED
TO TACKLE INCOME AND EQUALITY
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
>> FINAL QUESTION FOR YOU.
CALIFORNIA IS SORT OF THE LEADER
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. I THINK IT’S FAIR TO SAY.
THEY’VE MANAGED TO BRING DOWN
EMISSIONS.
EMISSIONS. LIKE IN ABSOLUTE TERMS.
EMISSIONS HAVE COME DOWN IN
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. WHAT ARE THE LESSONS ABOUT THE
FRONTIERS POSSIBLE IN YOUR
STATE?
STATE? >> CALIFORNIA IS A LEADER AND SO
ARE STATES LIKE IOWA.
CALIFORNIA HAS SET A A STANDARD.
60% RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2030.
EVERY NEW HOME BUILT IN 2030
SHOULD HAVE SOLAR PANELS ON IT.
THERE’S REAL INVESTMENT IN
CREATING SOLAR FARMS AND WIND
FARMS.
FARMS. THIS IS SOMETHING SO EMINATELY
DOABLE IN OUR COUNTRY AND THE
IDEA THE ECONOMICS DON’T MAKE
SENSE IS A MYTH.
THE REPUBLICANS -- IF THEY WERE
TO COME BACK AND SAY OKAY.
WE WANT TO SPEND $500 BILLION.
WE CAN START A DISCUSSION.
BUT THEY’RE ENGAGED IN NONSENSE.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> AND THEY WAVE THIS WAND AND
THEY SAYILITIES ARE RR IT’S GOIN
GUZILLION DOLLARS.
GUZILLION DOLLARS. THEY SOUND LIKE DR. EVIL.
$100 MILLION.
$100 MILLION. LET’S START BY FULLY FUNDING THE
PENSIONS OF COAL MINORS IN WEST
VIRGINIA.
VIRGINIA. HOW ABOUT WE START BY REBUILDING
FLINT?
FLINT? YOU KNOW, LET’S JUST START NOW.
>> THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE POLITICAL OBSTACLES AND