Climate Jobs

We are facing a global environmental crisis and a global economic crisis.
We need solutions to both – now. Trade unions, social movements and
environmental organisations in South Africa have formed an alliance to
campaign for the creation of one million climate jobs, now, to address these
crises jointly.

1. reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses we emit, to make sure that we
prevent catastrophic climate change;
2. build our capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change (e.g. jobs that
improve our food security);
3. provide and secure vital services, especially water, energy and sanitation
(this includes reducing wasteful over-consumption).

One Million Climate Jobs: An interview with John Stewart

Tom Robinson talks to the Chair of the Campaign Against Climate Change on how the creation of one million climate jobs could help save the economy and the environment

Tom To introduce the report to someone who is unaware of what this stimulus would provide, what effectively is this report saying?

John We focus on climate jobs not green jobs as a whole. The report explains how and why we urgently need climate jobs that will directly reduce CO2 emissions and help solve the environmental and economic crisis. If there is investment in public transport (buses and trains), walking and cycling; that will create jobs. It will create jobs in the building of infrastructure; it will create jobs in the running of the public transport services. We estimate that if this was done in a serious way, it will double the amount of people working in public transport, in other words add another 300,000 public transport jobs. Public transport is a really good example of how investment will bring real social and environmental benefits as well put a lot of people back to work.

This can be repeated in insulating homes, and investment in renewables like offshore wind and wave power. The government initiative needs to be there, particularly for the high level of investment that will be required for something like wave power.

		A just transition to a low carbon economy to combat unemployment and climate change We are facing a global environmental crisis and a global economic crisis. We need solutions to both – now. Trade unions, social movements and environmental organisations in South Africa have formed an alliance to campaign for the creation of one million climate jobs, now, to address these crises jointly.
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		Climate jobs are jobs that: 1. reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses we emit, to make sure that we prevent catastrophic climate change; 2. build our capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change (e.g. jobs that improve our food security); 3. provide and secure vital services, especially water, energy and sanitation (this includes reducing wasteful over-consumption).
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Climate Jobs

Is it possible to find meaningful solutions for both climate change and the unemployment crisis, in a new climate friendly economy?

One Million Climate Jobs: An interview with John Stewart