# Green New Deal resolution introduced in US Congress (2019)

Date: 2019

On 7 February 2019, Senator Ed Markey and Representative [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez](/people/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.

## Drivers

- Decarbonization and climate-mitigation policy: https://factrail.ai/drivers/env-decarbonization-policy

## Sources

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## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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