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Los Angeles, with the introduction of its Green New Deal, is setting the standard for climate action. “Washington politicians don’t need to look far to see what a Green New Deal looks like—just look at Los Angeles,” Mayor Garcetti emphasized. With street flooding and hillsides burning, cities need to take immediate action to confront the climate emergency. Leading the charge with a well-defined plan to save the environment and build an inclusive economy is Los Angeles.
The main causes of carbon emissions in cities, including buildings, transportation, waste, and energy, are the focus of the Green New Deal. Its objectives include creating a transportation network with zero emissions, eliminating single-use plastics by 2050, recycling all wastewater by 2035, and making the Port of Los Angeles carbon-free. The program also hopes to become a model for other cities and legislators by generating hundreds of thousands of green employment.
This plan is an enhanced version of Garcetti’s 2015 Sustainable City plan, according to Sanjana Karanth of HuffPost. It calls for more drastic measures to combat climate change and takes into account fresh environmental data.
Under the Sustainable City plAn, Los Angeles has already achieved significant strides, ranking first in the nation for solar electricity and having the greatest number of electric vehicle charging stations.
