Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may have backing for her Green New Deal from fellow progressive politicians but if the widespread criticism she’s received hasn’t been telling enough for her, perhaps the renewable energy sector’s dismissal of it will be.
Representatives from solar and wind companies lauded the “enthusiasm” behind the GND but called it out for being completely unrealistic and too politically divisive, according to a Reuters report.
Here’s a sampling of the quotes in the report:
“We love the enthusiasm the Green New Deal has brought to the climate
issue ... but we need to operate in political reality,” said Dan
Whitten, vice president of public affairs at the Solar Energy Industries
Association, the solar industry’s main lobby group. […]
“Staying out of the line of fire is the goal of most companies and
trade associations,” said another clean energy industry representative.
“There will be a real danger for our industry and companies if they are
shouting out about the Green New Deal from the rooftops.” […]
“We’ve
met with companies and industries who could have a lot to gain from the
Green New Deal, but the politics at this stage are too difficult to
navigate,” Sunrise co-founder Evan Weber said. (Reuters)
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