On this 51st Earth Day, it’s more clear than ever: We need bold, aggressive action to tackle and defeat the climate crisis.

I’m proud to be an original co-sponsor of Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal resolution that was reintroduced in Congress this week. Because the most powerful way we can celebrate Earth Day is by calling for solutions that are big enough to solve this crisis.

Momentum for a Green New Deal is growing every year — because people all across the country are demanding action. But it’s going to take a grassroots movement to beat the fossil fuel lobby and get it done.

Add your name to join me as a co-sponsor of the Green New Deal.

We already see the effects of the climate crisis — record floods, terrifying wildfires, devastating hurricanes — in events that cost lives, cause billions of dollars in damage, and disproportionately hurt our most vulnerable communities.

The Green New Deal resolution would commit the United States to a ten-year mobilization to achieve domestic net-zero emissions by 2030. It provides the framework for an ambitious effort to transform our economy and save our planet.

Like the challenges America has faced before, the climate crisis is also an opportunity: to create good, union, American jobs in clean and renewable energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing, and to directly confront the racial and economic inequality embedded in our fossil fuel economy.

That means investing in sustainable, resilient infrastructure to meet the energy demands of the 21st century. Setting aggressive standards to rapidly decarbonize across every sector of our economy. Encouraging our farmers to adopt climate-friendly sustainable agriculture practices. Conserving our public lands and making them part of the climate solution. Crafting international economic policies that encourage countries around the world to reduce emissions. Creating solutions that are just and sustainable for all Americans.

And at the heart of all of our plans, we must prioritize environmental justice — because we also need to fight the effects of discrimination and environmental racism. We must transition to a 100% clean energy economy without leaving any community or any worker behind.

We can fight climate change while protecting our health and creating good, high-wage union jobs in the process. We must meet the urgency of the moment with bold action — with a Green New Deal to transform our economy and save our planet.

Add your name if you’re with me: It’s time to pass the Green New Deal and tackle the climate crisis once and for all.

Thanks for being a part of this,

Elizabeth