Sanders reveals $16.3 trillion ‘Green New Deal’
31 August 2019 |
10:29 am
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders unveiled a climate change strategy on Thursday that would mobilize $16.3 trillion to help the U.S. generate 100% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030 and achieve "full decarbonization" by 2050.
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