SunriseGenOnFire

Great question! It draws inspiration from the original CCC (Civilian *Conservation* Corps), which was a part of the New Deal and helped get us out of the great depression by creating hundreds of thousands of jobs doing things like building parks and such.

A Civilian Climate Corps would be like that but even BIGGER and BETTER and would put people to work rewilding areas, building renewable energy infrastructure, repairing homes, and doing all that essential work to keep our civilization strong and healthy!

-Nathan

It's true, after pressure from young people rising up Biden is starting to cave to our demands for a CCC and Green New Deal!

However, despite using our language, his current CCC plan is pretty weaksauce. So we're marching to demand he makes his solution meet the scale of the crisis.

-Nathan

Thank you! His plan includes a CCC, it's just a very weak version. We're marching to show him that there is real passion behind the idea of improving his plan.

- Jenna

No! There isn't one "tipping point" that scientists can agree on. The CCC would allow the United States to drastically reduce our carbon output through establishing green infrastructure. Plus, as a bonus, it could revolutionize worker's rights by providing a high-paid alternative to soulless corporate jobs.

Our country is on a bad path, it's true, but it is absolutely possible to hit the brakes if Biden decides our future is worth fighting for :)

- Jenna

A CCC is actually looking super likely right now-- but the *quality* of that CCC is very up in the air. The CCC has gained a lot of momentum as an idea thanks to demand from climate activists, and Biden has already said he intends to create one!

However, his current plan for the CCC is pretty weak, only creating 20,000 jobs... Alternatively, Ed Markey and AOC introduced a wayyyy better version that would create 1.5 million jobs- That's the CCC we want.

-Nathan