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Wind and solar energy are job creators. Which states are taking advantage?
If there’s one sure-fire way to get the ear of most politicians, it’s the word “jobs.”
It seems almost any issue can be framed as either job-growing or job-killing, depending on which side of the issue one wishes to support. All too often, environmental policies are criticized as a threat to jobs, and the false dichotomy of “job vs. the environment” is a well-worn rhetorical strategy of those opposing environmental regulations.
But what about tending to the challenges posed by a warming climate? Addressing climate change is an enormous job creator, across many economic sectors and in every part of the world. Fossil fuels lie at the core of the issue, and fossil fuels are replaceable by other forms of energy that also require human planning, engineering, and labor. No matter what type of fuel we use, the thirst for energy is everlasting; there will be a perpetual need for energy jobs – it’s o
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Some economists say that meeting the goals of the Paris agreement will make global poverty worse. But that argument ignores some stark realities.
By Sara Peach | Thursday, March 4, 2021
As sea levels rise and storms grow more extreme, people living in low-lying Bangladesh face worsening floods. In response to the risks of climate change, Bangladesh’s parliament unanimously passed a motion declaring a “planetary emergency” in November 2019. (Photo credit: UK Department for International Development / Flickr)
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ear Sara,
My brother says that some economists have taken the view that 3 degrees Celsius is the most reasonable target for warming, and that limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius would just make the world poorer.