Bernie Sanders concedes his climate plan is 'expensive'

By Zach Halaschak

Published November 9, 2019 5:20pm ET

Bernie Sanders concedes his climate plan is 'expensive' — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., stand on stage on the campus of Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. | (Nati Harnik/AP)

At an event in Iowa, Bernie Sanders acknowledged that his $16 trillion plan to address climate change is “expensive.”

The Saturday event, dubbed the Climate Crisis Summit, featured both the independent Vermont senator and Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and was held in Des Moines, Iowa. During the event, Sanders spoke about his “Green New Deal” plan, which plays off a resolution by Ocasio-Cortez.