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<jats:p><disp-quote> <jats:italic>Reaction to L. P. Fesenfeld in</jats:italic> GAIA <jats:italic>30/3 (2021): Glimmers of hope: A global</jats:italic> Green New Deal <jats:italic>is feasible</jats:italic> </disp-quote>A <jats:italic>Green New Deal</jats:italic> is a necessary and viable tool to halt global heating while reducing socio-economic inequalities.
Yet it is important to complement currently feasible designs like a <jats:italic>Green New Deal</jats:italic> with the removal of the remaining structural barriers to what is necessary in order to limit warming to 1.5 °C. A <jats:italic>Green New Deal</jats:italic> should focus on reducing energy demand while improving well-being.
It needs to scale up public investment, while confronting fossil fuel dependencies and incumbent resistance.</jats:p>