Senate Democrats introduce alternative to the controversial Green New Deal

Senate Democrats on Thursday introduced a 43-word climate change resolution that they hope can serve as an alternative to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal.

The resolution declares a sense of Congress that “climate change is real; human activity during the last century is the dominant cause of the climate crisis; and the United States and Congress should take immediate action to address the challenge of climate change.” But it’s not nearly as detailed as the 14-page resolution put out by Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass.