Global Green Jobs
This article, published in Foreign Policy in Focus, describes how to frame green-collar jobs on the national and international level to contradict the "jobs vs. the environment" mentality and promote the principle that we need to build a green economy strong and equitable enough to lift people out of poverty and into prosperity.
"Green-collar jobs" are a hot topic these days. This is good news, certainly, for those who seek to alter our present course toward climate catastrophe. Greater awareness of the promise of a green economy allows us to challenge the too-familiar framing of "jobs vs. the environment" that has defeated so many attempts at environmental protection.
Neither global warming nor capital respects national borders. A serious effort to transition to a green economy -- and to connect good green jobs to the people who most need them.-- must cross borders, as well. Green-collar jobs provide an opportunity for good family-supporting employment in an industry that is highly offshore-resistant and growing exponentially.
In their article, Global Green Jobs, Jason Walsh of Green For All and Sarah White of the Center on Wisconsin Strategy argue that it is important to consciously design a greener vision for the future that weds massive green investment and policy innovation to an opportunity agenda that extends the greener pathways to all.
Click here to read the full article as published in Foreign Policy in Focus.
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Jason Walsh is National Policy Director for Green For All.
Sarah White is a Senior Policy Associate with the Center on Wisconsin Strategy.
