Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has made it abundantly clear that she sees herself as the millennial generation’s champion of climate change. “The world is gonna end,” she reminds us, “in 12 years” if we fail to pass her Green New Deal. But the Senate had its chance, and not a single senator voted for it — not even its sponsors. (Looks like we’re all doomed.)

Clearly, a $93 trillion non-binding resolution that would nationalize a quarter or so of the American economy isn’t exactly feasible. Yet the future of the Democratic Party apparently has a bit of a problem with the grown-ups in the room attempting to design a plan that is not only legislatively feasible, but will also, you know, do something to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.