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TRANSFORM TO A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY
⊲ 100% Clean and Renewable Electricity by 2035
⊲ Zero Net Emissions from Energy by 2050
⊲ 100% Net-Zero Building Energy Standards by 2030
⊲ 100% Zero Emission Passenger Vehicles by 2030
⊲ 100% Fossil-Free Transportation by 2050
FULFILL THE RIGHT TO CLEAN AIR AND CLEAN WATER
⊲ National Clean Air Attainment
⊲ Cut Methane Leakage 50% by 2025
⊲ National Lead Pipe Replacement & Infrastructure Upgrades
⊲ Guarantee Access to Affordable Drinking Water
⊲ Protect Two Million New Miles of Waterways
RESTORE THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE
⊲ Reforest 40 Million Acres of Public and Private Land by 2035
⊲ Restore 5 Million Acres of Wetlands by 2040
⊲ Expand Sustainable Farming and Soil Practices to 70% of Agricultural Land by 2050
⊲ Cleanup Brownfields and All Hazardous Sites
STRENGTHEN URBAN SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE
⊲ Establish a National Fund for Urban and Rural Resilience
⊲ Expand Public Green Space and Recreational Land and Waters
⊲ Modernize Urban Mobility and Mass Transit
⊲ Zero Waste by 2040
⊲ Capture 50% of Wasted Methane by 2040
PUT A GENERATION TO WORK
⊲ Create 10 million new jobs over 10 years through employment and training programs associated with Green New Deal grants and projects
ENSURE A JUST TRANSITION All Green New Deal grants and projects must comply with:
⊲ Environmental Justice Standards
⊲ Job Quality Standards
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