Knowra Green New Deal Green New Deal A policy framework that combines public investment to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions with goals such as employment, economic security, and social equity.
Climate change mitigation : Actions that limit or prevent greenhouse-gas emissions or increase their removal from the atmosphere. Emissions reduction is the framework’s central environmental aim.
Green Party of the United States : A U.S. political party organized around ecological sustainability, social justice, and grassroots democracy. Its 2010 platform included a Green New Deal proposal before the framework gained congressional prominence.
Green New Deal for Public Housing Act : A U.S. legislative proposal to improve public housing through energy efficiency, renewable power, and infrastructure upgrades. It applies Green New Deal principles to housing and public infrastructure.
Carbon pricing : Policies that attach a monetary cost to greenhouse-gas emissions, such as carbon taxes or emissions trading. It relies on price incentives, unlike the Green New Deal’s emphasis on public investment and social guarantees.
Inflation Reduction Act : A 2022 U.S. law that provides major incentives for clean energy, manufacturing, and other climate-related measures. It enacted substantial climate investments associated with priorities raised by Green New Deal advocates.
Just transition : A shift to a low-carbon economy that protects workers and communities affected by changing industries. It addresses who bears the costs of moving away from fossil fuels.
Green New Deal Group : A British coalition of economists and environmentalists that proposed a Green New Deal in 2008. Its report helped establish the framework’s name and early policy associations.
Civilian Climate Corps : A proposed public service program employing people in conservation, climate resilience, and clean-energy work. It links climate projects with job creation and workforce development.
Cap and trade : A system that limits total emissions and allows regulated entities to trade emission permits. It sets an emissions limit through tradable permits rather than a comprehensive investment framework.
Climate policy of the Biden administration : The U.S. federal climate policies pursued under President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2025. Its investment-led legislation reflected parts of the political agenda advanced by Green New Deal campaigns.
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