Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is set to unveil a $2 trillion “climate agenda” inspired, at least in part, by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) Green New Deal, and designed to recast environmental policy as a domestic economic development tool, per The Wall Street Journal.
Biden’s campaign debuted segments of its comprehensive policy agenda last week as part of a declaration of “unity” between Biden’s operation and supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who have been skeptical of backing a “moderate” Democratic candidate for president. That policy agenda, though, while heavy on elements like education, was light on environmental policy – a surprise, given that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez was placed at the helm of Biden’s environmental task force.
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