Green New Deals

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Information on proposed Green New Deals shows up in a number of places, from the US House Resolution to other forms including proposed State Constitutional Amendments. Here is a sample.

Proposals

2019 US House Green New Deal Resolution Original Text

In the US, the Congressional Text, as introduced by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] in February 2019, is the Green New Deal and is posted on Congress.gov.

Council on Foreign Relations

From the Council on Foreign Relations a comparison of GNDs around the world as of May 1, 2019.

Envisioning a Green New Deal: A Global Comparison - CFR - Andrew Chatzky - updated Jan 16, 2020

NM Green New Deals

For New Mexico, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Justin Zorn and Beth Beloff suggested a Green New Deal for New Mexico on the Santa Fe New Mexican. See:

"Here’s a Green New Deal for New Mexico" - SFNM - Teresa Leger Fernandez, Justin Zorn and Beth Beloff - Jun 8, 2019

Other proposals include:

2019 Democratic Party of New Mexico Green New Deal Resolution
2019 HM84 - Legislative Green New Deal Memorial - not passed.

with some proposals in:

New Mexico Climate Strategy Initial Recommendations and Status Update 2019 - report from the NM Climate Task Force.

City of Santa Fe 25-Year Sustainability Plan

"City of Santa Fe 25-Year Sustainability Plan and the Green New Deal: A Comparison" - updated 9/3/19

DSA Ecosocialist Working Group Proposal

An Ecosocialist Green New Deal: Guiding Principles -DSA - Feb 28, 2019

Bernie’s Green New Deal

“Bernie’s Green New Deal Stands Out, and Now Labor Must Step Up” – Trade Unions for Energy Democracy - December 2019

Green New Deal Impacts

Mark Jacobson has studied the impact a Green New Deal might have on and developed road maps for 143 countries to show that wind, water and solar (WWS) can be enough for a just transition from fossil fuels:

Impacts of Green New Deal Energy Plans on Grid Stability, Costs, Jobs, Health, and Climate in 143 Countries - Science Direct - Mark Z. Jacobson et al - December 2019

Highlights

  • Green New Deal all-sector energy roadmaps are developed for 143 countries
  • WWS grid stability is analyzed, and cost metrics are developed for BAU versus WWS energy
  • WWS energy reduces energy needs by 57.1%, energy costs by 61%, and social costs by 91%
  • WWS energy costs $73 trillion upfront and creates 28.6 million more jobs than BAU energy

GND Workshop

The Unitarian Universalists for a Just Economic Community has some extensive materials as part of a

Green New Deal workshop curriculum

A Green Amendment

Proposed constitutional amendment for New Mexico:

All the people of New Mexico, including future generations, have an inalienable, indefeasible and self-executing right to a clean and healthy environment, including pure water, clean air, and a stable climate, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, cultural and healthful qualities of the environment;
that New Mexico’s public natural resources are the common property of all the people and that the state shall serve as trustee of these resources and is duty bound to maintain and protect them for the benefit of all the people.
Article XX Section 21 cannot be used to infringe on these environmental rights.

See Maya van Rossum author of "The Green Amendment, Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment".

About Green Amendments For The Generations