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As Russia invades Ukraine and Americans are hammered with high gas prices, Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York is pushing for a "Global Green New Deal" and former California governor Jerry Brown is claiming that people will die if climate change goes unaddressed.
"A Global Green New Deal is what would really address this oil crisis with Russia - and prevent future ones. It’s time we mobilize for real energy security, climate safety, and peace," Bowman tweeted.
A Global Green New Deal is what would really address this oil crisis with Russia - and prevent future ones. \n\nIt\u2019s time we mobilize for real energy security, climate safety, and peace.— Jamaal Bowman (@Jamaal Bowman) 1646761809
The website bowmanforcongress.com indicates that this agenda would entail slashing U.S. military spending.
"Global Green New Deal: We must promote trade that grows and empowers labor and foreign policy and moves us toward 100% clean and renewable energy abroad," the website declares. "The US military is the biggest polluter on the planet so decreasing our military spending will go a long way toward saving the planet. I believe the climate crisis is an opportunity to finally discard our weapons and fear of each other to come together and save the planet."
In an effort to squeeze Russia, President Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday which prohibits importing Russian oil and other products into the U.S. — the list of banned products includes, "crude oil; petroleum; petroleum fuels, oils, and products of their distillation; liquefied natural gas; coal; and coal products," according to the order.
The move, which comes as Ukrainians strive to defend their country against a Russian invasion, will likely lead to even higher gas prices for Americans.
But while Ukrainians bravely fight an actual war, former California Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat who served four terms in office — including from 1975 to 1983 and from 2011 to 2019 — told the Associated Press last week that "climate is like war."
"It's true that the Russians are earning money from oil and gas, but to compound that problem by accelerating oil and gas in America would go against the climate goals, and climate is like war: If we don’t handle it, people are going to die and they’re going to be suffering. Not immediately, but over time," Brown said, according to the outlet.