Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) have outlined a pathway for climate action: the Green New Deal. Led by scientists (though overseen by the military), the Manhattan project did not seek any social, economic, or political changes in American life. It is therefore not surprising that the New Manhattan Project frames the climate challenge as a technical problem. Other actors have also framed climate action in terms of historical analogies. It remains to be seen whether it can transform climate policy and restructure the economy, or become a niche idea without much policy impact.

Source: Forbes April 06, 2019 03:45 UTC