'Feasibility is just one weapon of the climate denier for inaction,' a Sanders' campaign spokesperson told Newsweek.
, but his plan has also raised concerns about cost and time scale, highlighting the contrast between what climate scientists view as necessary action and political will.out an ambitious plan for climate change in August, pledging to invest $16.3 trillion in a project that would implement 100 percent renewable energy for electricity and transport by 2030,the U.S. economy by 2050 and create 20 million jobs in the process.
"Feasibility is just one weapon of the climate denier for inaction," a Sanders campaign spokesperson told Newsweek.'s Green New Deal before proposing his own. He has said that climate change is a threat that demands radical action, and in arguments of practicality, sees thinking that has previously impeded needed change. The message aligns with that of climate activist Greta, who has urged U.S.
. These arguments about cost help prevent adaptation, shaping how the public discusses feasibility, the Sanders campaign said.
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