"Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is planning to host a town hall next month on climate change, with the goal of pushing aggressive policies to fight global warming.

Sanders announced the event Monday. He’s expecting to feature numerous experts and activists at the event, such as 350.org founder Bill McKibben, actress Shailene Woodley, Democratic strategist Van Jones and Earth Guardians Youth Director Xiuhtezcatl Martinez.

The event will be a matter of weeks after Election Day, which ushered in dozens of new House Democrats. Many of the incoming Democrats, including Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), are pushing progressive climate policies like transitioning the country completely to renewable energy and are clashing with current Democratic lawmakers over the policies."

Timothy Cama reports for The Hill November 19, 2018. [2]