Press Release – UN Department of Global Communications UN Secretary-Generals youth climate advisors urge green jobs-led COVID-19 recovery; warn against greenwashing, polluter bail-outs New report today sets out most urgent climate actions for world leaders in 2021, amid rising climate and unemployment anxiety …
UN Secretary-General’s youth climate advisors urge green jobs-led COVID-19 recovery; warn against greenwashing, polluter bail-outs
New report today sets out most urgent climate actions for world leaders in 2021, amid rising climate and unemployment anxiety among “Generation COVID”
New York, 16 December –– The need for greater investments in green jobs is at the top of the youth climate agenda for 2021 according to a new report, compiled by the UN Secretary General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change and published today.
UN youth climate advisors want green jobs amid Covid-19
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New York, Dec 17 : The need for greater investments in green jobs is at the top of the youth climate agenda for 2021, said a new report, compiled by the UN Secretary-General s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change.
According to the youth advisors, there is an increasing anxiety among Generation Covid about the dual climate and the youth unemployment crises, combined with a lack of prioritization in coronavirus stimulus packages of green jobs and a just transition to a resilient, net-zero emissions global economy.