I agree with the need to articulate a vision of the future, but don't think it can just be about solar panels in the deserts, wind turbines in the plains, power lines to the cities, and EVs/heat pumps replacing combustion vehicles/heaters. Infrastructure is great, but doesn't inspire most of us.
There's a world on the other side of this with a huge, vibrant, unionized and high-paying industrial base remaking the physical world for the post-fossil fuel age. It's already starting and I think even Trump can't *fully* destroy it, but he can slow it down and make us lag wayyy behind.
The jobs vision is better. Adding jobs that pay decently well and aren't too demeaning would noticeably improve some people's lives. Already has! Biden's done really well on job growth, and has conditioned many incentives on employing *unionized* workers. Over time that could have a big impact.
I think the bigger opportunity - still largely missed - is people directly sharing the wealth that green transitions create. Imagine if new energy projects were owned and democratically controlled by nearby communities, rather than rich, faraway owners of and investors in energy companies.
Imagine folks driving by wind farms and not thinking "ugh, eyesore," but seeing their own investments, steadily churning dollars into their bank accounts with every turn of the turbines.
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There is some infrastructure that we visibly interact with every day. It's not power plants and lines, though. It's housing and transport in towns and cities. It ain't high tech, but people would actually notice and like affordable housing, walkable neighborhoods, better public and active transit.
