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High school students in over 50 schools across the United States have launched the Green New Deal for Schools campaign, organized by the youth-led organization Sunrise Movement. The campaign aims to require school districts to plan for climate disasters, incorporate climate education into the curriculum, transition school infrastructure to renewable energy sources, provide locally sourced free lunches, and create extreme-weather disaster plans. The Sunrise Movement is calling for a comprehensive climate-justice curriculum to be taught in schools and has introduced the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act in Congress, which has garnered support from 77 representatives. For more information, visit www.SunriseMovement.org/Campaign/Green-New-Deal-For-Schools. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on need for a rapid Green New Deal-inspired transformation and the value of studying the U.S. experience during World War II to help achieve it. It examine the evolution, challenges and central role of state planning in the wartime conversion of the U.S. economy to alert us to the kind of state agencies and capacities. It also mentions efforts of labor activists to democratize the process of transformation during the war period.

The article analyzes the political impact of the Green New Deal in the U.S. that seeks to mitigate climate change through a variety of measures. A group of environmental activists called the Sunrise Movement held protests in Congress in order to encourage lawmakers to support the Green New Deal. Some Democrats have welcomed their efforts while some Republicans have tried to counter the movement's claims. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has expressed her support for the proposal.

The article discusses the Green New Deal, resolution calling for social, economic, and environmental reforms aimed at income and healthcare disparities, and climate change, and mentions the need for conservatives to lead with measures that protect environment and the U.S. economy. Topics include contribution of several nations including China in emissions; the need to adopt clean energy and Nuclear technology; and a report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on global warming.

In the article, the author discusses the proposed Green New Deal, which aims to achieve net-zero green house gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. between 2030-2050. He explains why even a Democratic-led Congress will not support the proposal. Also cited are the plan proposed by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to resolve the climate challenges, as well as the changes to be pursued under the deal like the technological features of the power-generation system.

An interview is provided with the Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein. When asked about the essays in her book "On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal," she comments on the attitudes of those in settler colonial countries towards climate change action. She discusses her diary writing in the book when spending time on Sunshine Coast, British Columbia during wildfires. When asked about the 2020 U.S. presidential election, she comments on support of a Green New Deal agenda.

The article discusses the relationship between the U.S. environmental policy proposal known as the Green New Deal and the republicanism espoused by the 18th century U.S. founding father Alexander Hamilton. An overview of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren's policy plan to address climate change, including in regard to the threat climate change poses, is provided. Hamilton's impact on the industrialization of the U.S. is discussed.

The article focuses on the Green New Deal, a proposed program that aims to address climate change and economic inequality in the U.S. Topics discussed include the resolutions filed by Representatives Ed Markey and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the demise of the federal cap-and-trade legislation in 2010 aimed at slowing greenhouse gas emissions, and the proposal to transition the U.S. into a social democracy.

The article discusses the U.S. congressional resolution known as the Green New Deal, which was introduced by U.S. representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and U.S. senator Edward Markey in early 2019. According to the article, the resolution called for the complete reordering of U.S. energy production. The author also makes recommendations for climate policies that the U.S. Republican Party should offer.

The article offers information on the efforts of federal government to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and high-wage jobs ensuring the economic security. Topics discussed include information on the impacts of the greenhouse gases on environment; discussions on the legislative action on climate change in U.S.; and the information on the efforts of government for dealing with climate change in the U.S.

The article focuses on a legislative proposal from Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez which would create 10 million energy infrastructure jobs while moving the U.S. to shift entirely to 100 percent clean and renewable electricity by 2035 and by 2050 have zero net emissions. It states that economist Robert Pollin estimates this Green New Deal would cost around 600 million dollars annually which includes pensions, retraining and paying workers, and clean energy tax breaks.

The article discusses issues associated with developing climate policy in the U.S. Topics discussed include release of Green New Deal resolution in February 2019 by New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey, need for policy development which involve allocating much-needed funding to frontline communities and grassroots organizations, and need to develop grassroots movement for environmental justice.

The article presents views of associate professor Nadia E. Brown and human rights activist Kevin Powell on how the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden should address racial injustice, as of February 2021. It states that Brown recommends the Green New Deal, a proposal of U.S. legislation to address climate change and economic inequality, and suggest financial opportunities and stability for Black Women. It mentions that Powell suggests sustained conversation on race and racism in the U.S.

The article discusses a resolution for a Green New Deal brought by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Topics include statements of its co-sponsor Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on concerns of people over clean air and clean water; need for the Green New Deal to be rooted in communities, supporting the work being done by the environmental justice groups; and a Green New Deal proposal to work collaboratively with farmers to build a sustainable food system that ensures access to healthy food.

The article focuses on the introduction of the New Green Deal resolution into the U.S. Congress by Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Topics include the significance of the resolution in uniting the issues that relate to climate change with the eroding racism, employees' rights and increased inequality, the important role of self-organization and autonomy for the world's radical transformation and the need for the U.S. to lead the greenhouse gas emissions reduction.

The article discusses the “Green New Deal" that would seek to restructure much of the U.S. economy in an effort to combat climate change as the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure examines the untoward effects of inadequate funding of America's infrastructure.

The article reports on a June 24, 2019 vote at the gathering of the United Church of Christ (UCC) denomination in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to endorse Green New Deal environmental legislation.

The article discusses the notion of a Green New Deal in U.S. politics for climate change prevention and job creation. Topics include the papal encyclical "Laudato Si'" by Roman Catholic Pope Francis, the notion of a federal employment guarantee in relation to Catholic teaching on labor, and similarities of the proposal to the history of U.S. health care reform proposals.