Article content

(Bloomberg) — Bernie Sanders wants renewable energy to power U.S. homes and vehicles by 2030 — and he wants to do it by enlisting the federal government in building and running new solar, wind and geothermal electricity projects.

The Vermont senator will unveil those goals in California on Thursday as part of a broad $16.3 trillion plan for combating climate change that tries to capitalize on voter enthusiasm for the issue while casting himself as more ambitious than competitors for the Democratic presidential nomination.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Feel the (wind) Bern: Sanders' climate plan would see U.S. government build solar, wind and geothermal projects Back to video

Addressing the climate crisis is a “moral imperative” that requires “a wholesale transformation of our society,” including “massive investments in sustainable energy, energy efficiency and a transformation of our transportation system,” the Sanders campaign said in a document describing the initiative.

Democratic candidates have competed to outline bold and ever-bigger plans for stripping the U.S. economy of the carbon dioxide emissions — including those generated by burning fossil fuels for energy as well as those produced through the making of steel and other industrial activity.