What is the Green New Deal?
Q: What is the Green New Deal?
A: The Green New Deal is a proposed economic program in the United States that would focus on economic inequality and climate change.
Q: Why is it named the Green New Deal?
A: It is named after Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program from between 1933 and 1936.
Q: Who released a document about the GND on 7 February 2019?
A: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey released a 14-page document about the GND on 7 February 2019.
Q: What do Ocasio-Cortez and Markey want to push the United States towards?
A: They want to push the United States to using 100% renewable, zero-emission energy sources.
Q: What else would the GND plan address besides climate change?
A: The plan would also address poverty in the U.S. and implement universal health care.
Q: How much would the GND plan cost according to American Action Network?
A: The American Action Network estimated the plan would cost at least $1 trillion.
Q: Did the document about the GND show where the money would come from?
A: No, the document did not show where the money would specifically come from.
