Demand clean jobs in NSW!
While the Federal Government throws public money at polluting fossil fuels, State Governments have the opportunity to take matters into their own hands.
And The Climate Council have worked with experts to lay out exactly what that looks like — a pathway to creating jobs fast and slashing our emissions at the same time.
We need to make sure MPs across NSW know just how much community support there is for the Clean Jobs Plan.
Will you email them today and ask them to support climate and jobs by backing in the Climate Council's Clean Jobs Plan?
And The Climate Council have worked with experts to lay out exactly what that looks like — a pathway to creating jobs fast and slashing our emissions at the same time.
We need to make sure MPs across NSW know just how much community support there is for the Clean Jobs Plan.
Will you email them today and ask them to support climate and jobs by backing in the Climate Council's Clean Jobs Plan?
The Climate Council has recruited independent economic modelling experts Alpha Beta to identify the top climate solutions in every state and territory in Australia.
Their Clean Jobs Plan focuses on delivering jobs where they're needed, to people who need them most. It's a logical set of policies that can get Australians back to work and slash our carbon pollution.
It identifies 12 major policy opportunities to immediately kick-start economic growth. Collectively, these opportunities represent 76,000 jobs. Job creation would start immediately and over a three-year period.
Crucially, these opportunities are shovel ready, deliberately targeted to regions and occupations hit hardest by job losses, and have the potential to grow the entire economy in the long term.
You can read more about it on the Climate Council's website here.
Their Clean Jobs Plan focuses on delivering jobs where they're needed, to people who need them most. It's a logical set of policies that can get Australians back to work and slash our carbon pollution.
It identifies 12 major policy opportunities to immediately kick-start economic growth. Collectively, these opportunities represent 76,000 jobs. Job creation would start immediately and over a three-year period.
Crucially, these opportunities are shovel ready, deliberately targeted to regions and occupations hit hardest by job losses, and have the potential to grow the entire economy in the long term.
- 70% of the jobs are in construction and administrative services, sectors that have seen 80,000 jobs lost already to COVID-19;
- 40% of the jobs are in regional areas; and
- A third of the jobs require minimal training
You can read more about it on the Climate Council's website here.
In NSW, this equates to 25,000 jobs:
- 7,000 – 8,000 jobs in sustainable public and active transport.
- 5,000 – 5,500 jobs in utility-scale renewable energy.
- 2,000 – 3,000 jobs in organic waste collection.
- 2,000 – 2,200 jobs in ecosystem restoration.
- 2,000 – 2,500 jobs in residential retro-fitting.
If you don't live in NSW, or you'd like to encourage other State MPs to support the Clean Jobs Plan as well, you can head to this page to contact Queensland MPs!