• Green New Deal

One of the Largest Banks in the World Will Stop Fossil Fuel Lending in by 2022

• climate change
• European Investment Bank
• fossil fuels
• Green New Deal

The European Investment Bank (EIB) in what some called a “game-changer” announced at the end of last week that it will phase out funding for fossil fuel projects by the end of 2021, dealing a major blow to oil and gas companies.  Instead, according to The Wall Street Journal, the bank will “use €1 trillion ($1.1 trillion) for climate-change action and environmentally sustainable investment by 2030 and help the EU reach 32% renewable energy across the bloc by 2030.”

Why This Matters:  We can think of 1.1 trillion reasons.  And this policy covers ALL fossil fuels including traditional natural gas projects.

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Bernie Sanders and AOC Release a Green New Plan for Public Housing

• AOC
• Bernie Sanders
• Green New Deal
• public housing

Yesterday Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders announced that they plan to introduce the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, legislation that would give a green overhaul to the entirety of the nation’s 1.2 million public housing units.

• Water

Investigation By Associated Press Reveals More Than 1600 Risky Dams in the U.S.

• dam
• flood
• Green New Deal
• Infrastructure

The results of a two-year investigation by the Associated Press (AP) were published this week and the findings were shocking — nearly 1,700 dams located in 44 states and Puerto Rico were rated as “high-hazard” dams that are in poor or unsatisfactory condition.  Experts believe the actual number of risky dams is even higher — […]

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Bernie Sanders Staking His Campaign In Iowa on the GND and Climate Change

• climate change
• Green New Deal
• Iowa caucus

Senator Bernie Sanders is seeking to re-frame his Presidential campaign in Iowa on the issue of climate change with a huge ad buy there touting his support for the Green New Deal (see below) and a climate summit to be held this weekend with Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez attending.

Why This Matters: Climate change has fallen out of the debate since the MSNBC climate forum in mid-September.  Sanders has consistently been in the top 3 candidates in Iowa so his focus on the climate issues will ensure that they are discussed again — and that is good news.

• Energy

Green Jobs Employ 10X As Many Americans as Fossil Fuel Jobs

• green jobs
• Green New Deal
• labor
• renewable energy
• unions

In the United States, the green economy generates $1.3 trillion in annual sales revenue while creating 9.5 million full-time jobs (4% of the working-age population).

However: If Democrats want to win in places that have seen worker layoffs (like Ohio) they have to start talking about these jobs that their vision of the future uniquely supports.

• Green New Deal

Republicans See GND As Key To Retaking the House in 2020

• #GreenNewDeal
• Green New Deal
• socialism

Last week, the Republican Members of Congress met at their annual policy conference and emerged from the meeting hoping the Green New Deal (GND) is a major issue in the 2020 election cycle because they think it is a winner for them.  According to E&E News, their leadership is convinced that their best strategy for retaking […]