AOC compares climate doom skeptics to grandparents who protested civil rights movement

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-N.Y., called out people who are resistant to extreme action to address climate change Wednesday, comparing them to their grandparents who protested the Civil Rights Movement.

“How many years until the world ends again? We have 12 years left to cut emissions by at least 50% if not more,” said Ocasio-Cortez as she crouched on the ground, looking at the camera and eating a snack while on Instagram Live. “For everyone who wants to make a joke about that, you may laugh but your grandkids will not.”