The green new deal from below : how ordinary people are building a just and climate-safe economy / Jeremy Brecher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brecher, Jeremy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Economic aspects--United States.

Environmental policy.

Sustainable development--United States.

Sustainable development.

Economic development--Environmental aspects--United States.

Economic development.

Social justice--United States.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

213 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2024]

Summary:

"A visionary program for national renewal, the Green New Deal aims to protect the earth's climate while creating good jobs, reducing injustice, and eliminating poverty. Its core principle is to use the necessity for climate protection as a basis for realizing full employment and social justice. Jeremy Brecher goes beyond the national headlines and introduces readers to the community, municipal, county, state, tribal, and industry efforts advancing the Green New Deal across the United States. Brecher illustrates how such programs from below do the valuable work of building constituencies and providing proofs of concept for new ideas and initiatives. Block by block, these activities have come together to form a Green New Deal built on a strong foundation of small-scale movements and grassroots energy. A call for hope and a better tomorrow, The Green New Deal from Below offers a blueprint for reconstructing society on new principles to avoid catastrophic climate change"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Brecher, Jeremy. Green new deal from below

ISBN:

9780252046186

0252046188

9780252088278

0252088271

OCLC:

1432502023