Trying to elect Biden is not in any way in the best interests of our nation or the planet. One, it is extremely unlikely that another corporate centrist can beat Trump. That was one of the great lessons from 2016 that, tragically, so many have yet to learn. Secondly, a neoliberal democrat will be 100% guaranteed to promote the status quo agenda of the donor class — which means to continue with drill baby drill and propelling us all right off the cliff into extinction. With a Biden presidency, there would be no declaration of a climate emergency, no Green New Deal, no urgently needed dramatic actions needed to save ourselves. None. I don't know how many times this reality needs to be exposed. But given the fact that the lives of my children and grandchildren, and those of all Earth's inhabitants, are in extreme peril, I cannot stop speaking the truth about this greatest challenge that humankind has ever faced. Now is the time for economic, racial, social, and environmental justice. NOW! Everything, absolutely everything, that we love and cherish is at stake. — Molly
In an open letter, the climate experts say Bernie's plan "not only possible," but necessary "if we want to save the planet for ourselves, our children, grandchildren, and future generations."
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After former Vice President Joe Biden late last week falsely claimed that "there's not a single solitary scientist that thinks" the kind of bold Green New Deal initiative put forth by his 2020 Democratic primary rival Sen. Bernie Sanders "can work," more than four dozen U.S. climate scientists responded Tuesday to make clear that just isn't true.
Sanders' Green New Deal is a sweeping proposal that calls for "100 percent renewable energy for electricity and transportation by no later than 2030 and complete decarbonization by at least 2050" while investing $16.3 trillion over ten years to create an estimated 20 million new jobs, support vulnerable communities and a just transition for workers, and fund a massive infrastructure project.
The Vermont senator has said such a plan is necessary to avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis.
Biden made his comment attacking the plan during a campaign event in Claremont, New Hampshire on Friday, but climate experts like meteorologist and journalist Eric Holthaus were quick to object.
Proof of that support came Tuesday in the form of the succinct yet forceful letter (pdf) addressed to Sanders by 57 climate researchers and scholars. "The top scientific body on climate change, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), tells us we must act immediately to bring the world together to stop the catastrophic impacts of climate change," the letter states.
"The Green New Deal you are proposing is not only possible, but it must be done if we want to save the planet for ourselves, our children, grandchildren, and future generations," it continues. "Not only does your Green New Deal follow the IPCC's timeline for action, but the solutions you are proposing to solve our climate crisis are realistic, necessary, and backed by science. We must protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the planet we call home."
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