In this episode of the Ezra Klein Show, Vox staff writer David Roberts interviews Rhiana Gunn-Wright, the chief architect behind the Green New Deal.
While the Green New Deal has drawn extraordinary praise and criticism alike, there is also a lot of misinformation regarding the resolution.
Working out of a think-tank called New Consensus, Gunn-Wright is busy assembling a multi-faceted and ambitious policy plan meant to forestall the worst of the effects of climate change.
Learn how she’s approaching this monumental task, why the Green New Deal includes social and economic goals alongside environmental goals, and her thoughts on the criticism that the plan is “unrealistic”.
Listen to the full episode below.