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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Eight years ago, [we were] trying to keep below 1.5 degrees…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins Us In Studio! | MR Live

Published | Video Starts at 14:41

Some of it is from a more scientific perspective. They're seeing the numbers and the data on climate change and trying to keep below. Well, you know, Eight years ago, [we were] trying to keep below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Now we're in a much more grave condition than that. And so there are people that are brought to it from a global climate change, carbon based perspective. And really what made a Green New Deal bill a Green New deal bill was three things. (14:41–14:50)

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Asserts that the climate condition is now more grave than the 1.5 degrees Celsius target from eight years ago.

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