Bring on the carbon army

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More from the Green New Deal blogs, this time by Tony Juniper:

In the present crisis, however, there is a huge opportunity to do things differently, through governments taking control of the economy and by spending money - large amounts of it - to stimulate economic activity, cut our reliance on imported fossil fuels and slash climate-changing emissions. By spending now to build a low-carbon economy, we could generate a new army of highly skilled green-collar workers, building new power infrastructure, transport networks and super efficient buildings.

This new "carbon army" could help reverse the job losses taking place across the economy, including in the financial sector, through massive public investment and incentives aimed at stimulating the emergence of a new zero-carbon and zero-waste future.

We'll need this very badly before the current debacle is over. Let alone because of global warming.


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