6. It is unsurprising that this juncture coincides with a political moment of stark contrasts, that we must choose whether this moment will lead us to regression or evolution, authoritarianism or greater democracy, extraction, or preservation. Our greatest choice is to move towards a cooperative, collaborative world that aligns with scientific consensus, whose economies center and benefit the middle and lower classes, and the marginalized, which is to say most people, and who honor the inherent value of all human dignity and can put everyone to work. All of this means that rising to the challenge of the climate crisis demands not only that we act meaningfully, but also that we change society. The two are inextricable. Our current logic created this mess and operating in the same way will not get us out. Changing society for the better is the most sustainable thing we can do and meeting the climate crisis will require the largest economic mobilization we may have ever tried to pursue as a human species, and that is what a Green New Deal is all about, preserving our planet with a just transition, focused on economic opportunity, jobs and justice, peace, and prosperity