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Green-Collar Jobs: Turn Green Switch Now For A Fresh Boost Of Energy, Anna Rose, Susan Harris Rimmer Jun 2008

Green-Collar Jobs: Turn Green Switch Now For A Fresh Boost Of Energy, Anna Rose, Susan Harris Rimmer

Susan Harris Rimmer

Transitioning from a carbon-intensive economy into a new, clean energy economy and society could be seen as an opportunity to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other green-collar and green-professional industries. Australia should aim for a just transition to new jobs skilled jobs, good jobs, fair workplaces for the country's youth, with the added benefit of export value.