Green New Deal resolution introduced in US Congress (2019)
On 7 February 2019, Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced a non-binding Green New Deal resolution in the Senate and House, calling for a ten-year national mobilization to reach net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions while expanding clean-energy jobs. In the causal graph this event sets in motion Decarbonization and climate-mitigation policy, a driver that weakens Global CO2 emissions per capita — an improving welfare path.
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On 7 February 2019, Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced a non-binding Green New Deal resolution in the Senate and House, calling for a ten-year national mobilization to reach net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions while expanding clean-energy jobs. The resolution did not pass but reshaped US climate-policy debate and influenced subsequent legislative proposals.
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- FactGreen New Deal resolution introduced in US Congress (2019)
- sets in motionDriverDecarbonization and climate-mitigation policy
- weakensIndicators (3)Global CO2 emissions per capita
impact weight 0.4 · Effect from 7 February 2019 · verified
Though non-binding, the Green New Deal resolution helped initiate a more ambitious decarbonization-policy agenda in the United States, framing the scale of climate action later partly reflected in federal clean-energy legislation.
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.24 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.6)
Observed
4.73 tonnes CO2 per person per year · 2.43 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normalTwo readings: 4.71 tonnes CO2 per person per year (2023) and 4.73 tonnes CO2 per person per year (2024).
20232024 Above normal = worse
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.5)
Observed
32.9 micrograms per cubic metre (annual mean, population-weighted) · 27.9 above the normal line (2023)
Worse than normal3 readings, 2021–2023: fell from 33.2 micrograms per cubic metre (annual mean, population-weighted) to 32.9 micrograms per cubic metre (annual mean, population-weighted).
Above normal = worse
- Better
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.16 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.4)
Observed
30% of electricity generation · 11 above the normal line (2023)
Better than normal6 readings, 2000–2023: rose from 18.9% of electricity generation to 30% of electricity generation.
Above normal = better
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- FactGreen New Deal resolution introduced in US Congress (2019)
- sets in motionDriverDecarbonization and climate-mitigation policy
- weakensIndicatorGlobal CO2 emissions per capita
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Factrail. (2026). Green New Deal resolution introduced in US Congress (2019). Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/env-fact-green-new-deal-resolution-2019
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Accessed 16 October 2026.
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