U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will release the details Thursday for a $10 trillion plan that she believes will move the United States completely to clean energy over a decade.

"We must set our ambitions high," the Democratic presidential candidate said in a news release.

The plan she calls a "Climate Change Moonshot" would tax carbon, end federal subsidies for the fossil fuel industry and better equip the country to handle the effects of climate change.

“We must aggressively combat climate change not because it is easy, but because it is hard," Gillibrand said, echoing President John Kennedy's 1962 declaration that the U.S. would land on the moon. "I know we’re up for the challenge."

Gillibrand plans to promote the new policy proposal during a trip to Iowa. She'll make four stops in the eastern half of the state Thursday, including a roundtable discussion on climate change with state Sen. Rob Hogg.

Gillibrand said she witnessed the results of climate change when she visited flooded properties in Iowa this spring. Flooding from the Missouri River devastated parts of southwest Iowa, displacing residents who might never return.

While the state was grappling with flooding in March, the senator from New York called climate change "the greatest threat to humanity" during a stop in Des Moines.

"I know what's happening to your farms across your state, I know you've lost loved ones, and it is crippling," Gillibrand told the crowd.

Her administration would also create a federal fund to distribute money to areas that need to improve infrastructure to cope with a changing climate and invest in "bio-based" research and facilities.

Gillibrand said she would also spend $100 billion to build a "clean" energy grid.

“Not only would I enact the 'Green New Deal' and protect clean air and clean water, but I will reinvest in the communities that have been most impacted by climate change and hold polluters accountable for the damage they’ve caused the American people,” she said.

There's some overlap in Gillibrand 's proposal and those from other Democratic presidential candidates.

Former Vice President Joe Biden and former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas, like Gillibrand, have said they would aim for net-zero emissions by 2050. And like U.S. Rep. John Delaney's plan, Gillibrand's proposal would form conservation corps offering financial assistance to young people to protect natural resources.

Additionally, Gillibrand would:

Impose new standards so "as many new vehicles as possible" emit zero emissions.

End fracking on public lands and near schools and homes.

Rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement.

Fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Challenge China to a clean energy "space race" to see which country can "decarbonize" its economy faster.

Austin Cannon covers the city of Des Moines for the Register. Reach him at awcannon@registermedia.com or 515-284-8398.