correct you would not be able to measure a temperature difference in 100 years based on the u.n. deal and paris agreement. it s pure climate symbolism. their own science supports that this is not about the science or climate change. steve: okay. so, let s talk a little bit about what s in it. he wants 100 percent renewable energy. cut domestic emissions by 71%. create 526 billion-dollar elick trick grid. on the big screen right now, if we could go back one, let s look at how they would pay for it. 6.4 trillion from the sale of clean energy. 1.2 trillion from military cuts. 3.1 trillion in fossil fuel litigation. so they are going to sue the oil companies and 2.3 trillion raised from taxes on new jobs. what do you think of that? it s a massive restructuring. interesting thing is suing the fossil fuel companies. first of all, fossil fuels provide more than 80% of the u.s. energy, global energy.
in an effort to decarbonize the economy. here is one point where sanders plan differs from many others. he puts a price tag on it and he lays out the costs. the full plan would carry a price tag he says of $16.3 trillion to fully enact. that makes it the most expensive climate plan from the democratic contenders. the investment in renewable energy would cost $1.52 trillion to create renewable energy sources, $852 billion to build energy storage, capacity $526 billion to provide a modern smart grid, grants to weatherize and retrofit homes and businesses. the plan would also include $2.09 trillion in electric vehicle grants, a $300 billion public transit investment, and a $607 billion regional high speed rail investment. the plan envisions a role for farmers, $160 billion for soil
look at the cost of not doing anything. the investment in renewable energy would cost $1.5 trillion, $850 billion to build energy storage capacity, 526 billion for a smart grid, an electric grid, $2 trillion in grants to weatherize and retrofit homes and businesses. the plan would include $2 trillion in electric vehicle grants, a $300 billion transportation investment, and a $607 billion regional high-speed rail to get people out of their cars into trains. it envisions a role for farmers with $160 billion for soil health improvements and carbon sequestration getting carbon out of the soil and out of the air. let s remember this. according to the fourth national climate assessment with no action on climate change, if we did nothing by 2019 we can expect up to 9300 more deaths per year and $506 billion in
governments as a threat after 9/11 and financial crisis of 2007 worsened. two traumas where the country looked to uncle sam for security. there s clear evidence americans in times of crisis want to believe in their government and do tend to have more fatith in their government to do the right thing. siting big labor as the nation s biggest threat, 5%, record low. that hasn t cracked double digits since 1995. analysts say that reflects the broader decline of organized order in american life in recent decades. senate is trying to wrap up the preholiday work with a contentious debate over the annual defense policy bill. mike emmanuel has the latest from capitol hill. the senate due to pass $625 billion authorization bill tonight which includes $526 billion for the pentagon and $80
contributions to those in combat and higher risk positions. now, earlier today, defense secretary leon panetta warned that cut morgue than $400 billion set aside in the debt deal would be disastrous but with a deficit of this size,รง everything has to be on the table. it is the kind of thing that you have to consider in terms of the retirement reforms in the broad form. when is the decision well, you have to do it, frank, in a way that does not break faith with thep troops and the families. and joining me now is u.s. military analyst jenb ral barry mccaffery. should this be on the table? yes. every agency of government has to get a zero base look and this is a $526 billion a year program and the department of defense has 23.2 million people and 45% of the costs are people. now having said that, richard, we are right in the middle of a war. a lot of the mid-career