Giving Compass' Take:

• Francie Diep at Pacific Standard looks into research on the Green New Deal that if passed, strives to create big and better changes when it comes to climate action and economic equality. 

• Although the Green New Deal aims for positive action, how can philanthropists and donors help those who may get negatively impacted? How can donors fund programs to assist this?

• Here's an article on what it means to truly be "green" when it comes to investments and financing. 

If you've been paying any attention to politics, you've probably heard of the Green New Deal. Some high-profile Democrats—most notably New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—have been championing it, getting it into headlines everywhere. The Green New Deal is a sweeping government program that's equal parts economic aid for those left behind in America's current economy and a rescue mission for the global climate. It proposes to employ everyone who wants to be, and relieve poverty, by making the American economy 100 percent fossil fuel free. The idea is that one will drive the other: We'll fund jobs and health care and mitigate historic inequalities by investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency technology and eliminating the United States' contribution to climate change. And the government will pay for it.

Will the Green New Deal work? How many jobs will it create, and how many will it destroy? Can America really afford something like this? These are big, important questions. Luckily, science has answered some of them.

Read the full article about the Green New Deal by Francie Diep at Pacific Standard