Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has presented a resolution calling for a “Green New Deal,” a reference to President Roosevelt’s Depression-era “New Deal” aimed at economic recovery. The resolution proposes a decade of large-scale public investment in renewable and zero-emission energy sources and would create millions of well-paid jobs to renew the country’s infrastructure. What does the plan contain, and how will it impact Latinos and indigenous people? Javier Sierra, associate director of communications at the Sierra Club, discusses these questions with Chelis Lopez on the program Línea Abierta.
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