VIDEO: Supporters of Green New Deal in RI Back General Assembly Resolutions
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VIDEO: Supporters of Green New Deal in RI Back General Assembly Resolutions
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“As climate change projections become more urgent, we should be examining all possible solutions to safeguard Rhode Island's future. Our state's experiences with climate change and economic uncertainty call for creative solutions," said Representative Christopher Blazejewski (District 2 - Providence), sponsor of H5665.
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The findings requested in the resolution will be done by the Rhode Island Green New Deal Research Council (RI GNDRC) through a combination of research and public engagement.
According to RI GNDRC, "emphasis will be placed on Green New Deal-related frameworks that appropriately meet the unique economic and social conditions and needs of Rhode Island."
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The RI GNDRC is a collaboration of local community groups and civic leaders. Brown University’s Climate and Development Lab is funding the work.
"This is a call to action for Rhode Islanders to come to the table to define our own terms for a resilient future,” said Michael Roles, Project Manager for the Rhode Island Green New Deal Research Council.
RI GNRDC states:
The resolutions observe the bold frameworks currently being proposed through the national Green New Deal, sponsored by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Senator Edward Markey (MA). The national Green New Deal includes initiatives pertaining to:
● Providing adequate resources for public efforts for climate change adaptation;
● Creation of good paying jobs that provide a family a sustaining wage;
● Securing the following for all people in the United States for generations to come:
(i) Clean air and water;
(ii) Climate and community resiliency;
(iii) Healthy food;
(iv) Access to nature;
(v) A sustainable environment;
● Upgrading the building stock, including specifically, affordable, safe, adequate housing;
● Mitigating pollution, and cleaning up hazardous waste and abandoned sites;
● Reversing deindustrialization and counteracting systemic injustice.