Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) unveiled their Green New Deal for housing plan on Thursday outside the Capitol. The proposal calls for an investment of $180 billion over 10 years to retrofit public housing with sustainable energy and eliminate all carbon emissions.
The housing units would meet the zero-emissions goal through the use of solar panels and renewable energy sources. The socialist lawmakers say the legislation would cut the carbon footprint of the country’s public housing units and improve quality of life for almost two million people.
