U.S. climate spending could help rural communities embrace green shift Reuters 11 hrs ago New climate cash could create nearly 260,000 rural jobs a year Some conservatives wary of quick green energy shift Rising recognition of need for just transition across communities
By David Sherfinski
WASHINGTON, July 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Steering billions of dollars in climate-related federal spending to rural parts of the United States would generate a substantial return on investment, researchers said Wednesday, urging policy-makers to seek regional equity in the clean energy transition.
Spending nearly $15 billion annually over five years on measures like renewable energy, protection against extreme weather and wildfire management could create nearly 260,000 jobs each year in rural U.S. counties, according to estimates by the World Resources Institute (WRI), a Washington-based think-tank.
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