reading 2 - the green new deal

Question 1

what does the deal say is the main cause of observed climate change over the past century

Answer 1

human activity

Question 2

A changing climate is causing changes to environment that threatens __

Answer 2

human life, healthy communities, and critical infrastructure

Question 3

Global warming at or above 2 degrees celsius above preindustrialized levels will cause

Answer 3

• Mass migration
• More than $500,000,000,000 in lost annual economic output by 2100
• Wildfires that annually burn at least twice as much forest than before 2019
• Loss of more than 99% of all coral reefs on earth
• More than 350,000,000 more people exposed to deadly heat stress bby 2050
• Risk of damage to 1,000,000,000,000 of public infrastructure and coastal real estate

Question 4

Global temp must be kept below 1.5 degrees celsius and to do so we need

Answer 4

Reduction in ghg emissions from human sources from 40 to 60 percent from 2010 levels by 2030
Net-zero global emissions by 2050

Question 5

Create green new deal to-

Answer 5

• Achieve net zero ghg emissions
• Create millions of good, high wage jobs and ensure prosperity and economic security for all
• Invest in the infrastructure and industry
• Promote justice and equity and repairing historic oppression

Question 6

Should be accomplished though a ___year national mobilization

Answer 6

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