Official AOC Campaign - We flipped the script on climate change.

 

We’ve come a long way from 2017 when Alexandria first publicly referenced something called "The Green New Deal" in a tweet that garnered 7 likes and 0 retweets.¹

Today, the Green New Deal has reshaped the national conversation around climate change. Where reducing carbon emissions and creating jobs were once seen as at odds, the GND promises to create millions of union jobs while building the infrastructure our country will need for clean energy. And first up for those jobs will be workers from traditional energy sectors like coal and fracking — that’s what a just transition looks like.

Some of the largest unions in the country have backed the GND — from Service Employees International Union (SEIU), to National Nurses United, to the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (among many more!). The GND enjoys support from working people everywhere, in part because renewable energy could employ more than 40 million people by 2050.²

The GND has done more than just reshape the conversation. In August, the President signed into law the largest-ever investment in climate change. The money will go towards creating 9 million new jobs in clean energy, clean manufacturing, environmental protection and green transportation. And this Spring, Congress passed millions in federal funding for 60 Green New Deal certified community projects — all of which will create jobs reducing carbon emissions and making our communities more resilient to extreme weather.³

It has been our pleasure to share the importance of our continued support for the labor movement with you this week, and we’re not done yet! Stay tuned for more union wins and explainers on how they make our vision for socialism stronger.

In solidarity,

Team AOC

1 - New Yorker,  2 - IRENA and Gizmodo,  3 - Team AOC