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# **The Coming Green New Deal: Restoring U.S. Environmental Policy Leadership**

 

## About the Downloadable Guide

This resource provides an exploration of the importance of U.S. environmental policy, a look at the rollbacks in environmental protection in the Trump era, and suggestions for the path forward for 21st century environmental leadership in the United States.

Should a pro-environment political majority emerge in Washington, D.C. following the November 2020 election, then it is easy to imagine a reversal of most of the Trump-era environmental rollbacks, including the U.S. rejoining the Paris Climate Accord. However, this would not be American leadership: it would only restore the pre-2016 situation.

By contrast, a Green New Deal that integrates rapid reductions in pollution with a justice and jobs agenda, would be a bold new approach to attacking 21st century environmental challenges like climate change. The possibility of a Green New Deal agenda depends critically on the level of political engagement by people like *you* with our states, cities and utilities, and in the electoral arena.

**Get the full guide today to understand the history and possible future of environmental policy in the United States.**

## About the Bard Center for Environmental Policy

Good environmental policy is ultimately a blend of the practical and theoretical. Whether you are drawn toward a theoretical career in policy creation, a practical career in policy implementation, or a data-driven career in climate science, the  [Bard Center for Environmental Policy](https://www.bard.edu/cep/) specializes in training people to lead on environmental issues.

 

 

The Bard Difference

[MBA in Sustainability>

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[MS in Environmental Policy>

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[MS in Climate Science and Policy>

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[MS in Environmental Education>

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[MBA Capstone Projects>

](http://www.bard.edu/mba/about/capstone/)

[CEP Master's Projects>

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The Bard CEP and MBA fully integrates sustainability into a core curriculum.

- [The Bard Difference](http://www.bard.edu/mba/about/)
- [MBA Program](http://www.bard.edu/mba/program/)
- [CEP Programs](https://www.bard.edu/cep/program/)
- [Upcoming Events](https://gps.bard.edu/upcoming-events)
- [Lead the Change](https://leadthechange.bard.edu/blog)

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