Biden Rolls Out $2Trln Climate Change Plan Aiming For More Jobs, Net-Zero Carbon Emission by 2050

In his “Build Back Better” agenda, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden focuses largely on climate change, aiming at trying to “achieve the groundbreaking Paris Climate Accords”, a plan that sets a goal of significantly reducing carbon emissions around the world.

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, during a speech in Wilmington, Delaware, announced his major $2 trillion climate change plan that aims to boost the development of sustainable energy and create more jobs. 

Outlining his contrast to incumbent President Donald Trump, who is not known to accept the reality of the climate crisis, Biden said that he thinks of the word “jobs” when thinking of climate change. 

​According to the announced plan, Biden, if elected, aims to create jobs by building out “modern infrastructure”, developing clean energy and boosting the US auto industry.

When presenting the plan, Biden implied that it will resolve racial injustice and correct economic disparity, promising 40 percent of his proposed investments to communities of color.

Feedback on the Biden Plan

Trump, who will face Biden in November’s presidential race, lambasted the proposed plan by asserting that “Biden has gone radical left”.

The president’s remarks were echoed by his campaign staff, who labeled the plan a “socialist manifesto” and expressed concern that it will kill American energy industry jobs.

​Some praised the plan, however, as “ambitious” and endorsed it, encouraging Biden to “run aggressively” on this agenda, including Evan Weber, co-founder and political director of the youth-led Sunrise Movement against climate change.

​Laura Berry, director of research and policy for The Climate Mobilization, demanded more from the plan, pointing at the lack of a decarbonization agenda within the plan.

Sourse: sputniknews.com