Plan that tackles recession and climate change could create 76,000 Australian jobs, report says

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/21/plan-that-tackles-recession-and-climate-change-could-create-80000-jobs-report-says



Nearly 80,000 jobs could be quickly created through a stimulus plan that aims to rebuild the Australian economy from recession while tackling the climate crisis, an analysis commissioned by the Climate Council says.

The report by the consultants AlphaBeta says 76,000 positions could be created over three years through nearly $22bn of combined public and private investment. It focuses on 12 areas including creating large-scale renewable energy projects, restoring degraded ecosystems, better dealing with organic waste, retrofitting inefficient public buildings and expanding electric vehicle networks.

It found 70% of the jobs would be in construction and administrative support roles, 42% would be based in regional areas and nearly a third would require little training.

The AlphaBeta work joins research commissioned by other advocacy and non-profit organisations that have proposed stimulus programs that would also cut greenhouse gas emissions rather than reinforce fossil fuel industries.

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[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Same thing has to happen here.

Create the 21st century infrastructure. Start with decentralized. labor intensive renewable power grids. Charge Big Oil for US military security....I estimate that's around 200BB/year, every year. Let them price it into the product and watch how quick we move from combustible fuel transit technology.