Confronting climate change On Fire Naomi Klein Simon and Schuster, 2019. 320 pp. The Green New Deal Jeremy Rifkin St. Martin's Press, 2019. 292 pp
Two authors present the urgent case for a Green New Deal Proposed by climate activists and supported by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D–MA), the "Green New Deal" presents a bold vision for transforming infrastructure at the rate and in the manne...
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| Published in | Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 366; no. 6462; p. 191 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
| Published |
11.10.2019
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Two authors present the urgent case for a Green New Deal
Proposed by climate activists and supported by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D–MA), the "Green New Deal" presents a bold vision for transforming infrastructure at the rate and in the manner that pressing climate change necessitates while restructuring the current economic system. Two new books—Naomi Klein's
On Fire
and Jeremy Rifkin's
The Green New Deal
—present arguments for adopting such a plan. Although issuing alarming calls to action, both authors ultimately strike a hopeful note, emphasizing the potential for positive outcomes. |
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| ISSN: | 0036-8075 1095-9203 |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.aay4639 |