What is at the core of the Green New Deal? What is it trying to do?
The Green New Deal as developed in Britain in 2008 is based on the understanding that finance, the economy and the ecosystem are all tightly bound together. Protecting and restoring the ecosystem to a balanced state cannot be tackled effectively, we argued, without the transformation of the other sectors. Joined-up policies are needed. Financing the hugely costly transformation of the economy away from its dependence on fossil fuels cannot be achieved without the subordination of the finance sector to the interests of society and the ecosystem.
