Gillibrand releases $10 trillion climate change plan

[left-of-center2012]

Presidential hopeful Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Thursday released a $10 trillion dollar climate change plan. The wide-ranging "Climate Change Moonshot Plan" plan aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, "hold polluters accountable" and phase out fossil fuels, among other goals.

Gillibrand said she intended to mobilize $10 trillion in public and private funds over the next decade to achieve her goals. The New York senator called for an excise tax on fossil fuel production, hoping to generate $100 billion a year to combat climate change. She also said she would put a $52 per metric ton price on carbon to deter companies from using fossil fuels and spur investment in renewable energy.

She said her carbon tax would bring in more than $200 billion a year, helping to fund her climate initiative. Gillibrand's plan also called for the creation of green jobs and better infrastructure for rural communities.

Gillibrand is among more than two dozen people running for president in 2020. Her campaign has struggled to gain traction in the polls, with a RealClearPolitics average of polls showing her with less than 1 percentage point of the vote.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/454663-gillibrand-releases-10-trillion-climate-change-plan

[tritsofme]

1. Sounds like she will have plenty of time to introduce and champion it from the Senate.

[SouthernProgressive]

3. I think that is the one big plus of having Senators running.

Most will be going back to their seats to fight for what they campaigned on. Their influence will be important in the senate.

[SouthernProgressive]

2. K&R Keep up the good work Gillibrand. NT