The Green New Deal means uncomfortable choices

Every policy that could deliver significant benefits deserves strong consideration — even nuclear power

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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There is finally a legislative movement afoot to deal with climate change which has ambitions commensurate with the scale of the problem. It comes in the form of a draft Green New Deal resolution introduced by Democrats in both the House and the Senate, calling on the government "to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions through a fair and just transition for all communities and workers."

As David Roberts notes at Vox, the resolution wisely emphasizes the moral foundations of climate policy (which has often been downplayed) and avoids picking unnecessary fights over policy details.

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Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.