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Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. It poses an existential threat to humanity and the planet, as well as a profound social and economic crisis for millions of workers and communities. To address this challenge, we need a radical transformation of our energy system, our infrastructure, our industries, and our consumption patterns. We need a just transition that ensures a fair and equitable future for all.
This transition will require massive investments in clean and renewable energy sources, public transportation, energy efficiency, waste management, ecosystem restoration, and adaptation measures. It will also create millions of new jobs across sectors and regions - jobs that can contribute to solving the climate crisis while improving the lives and livelihoods of workers and their families.
However, not all climate jobs are created equally. Some may be precarious, low-paid, unsafe, or socially undesirable. Some may displace or disrupt existing workers and communities, especially those dependent on fossil fuels and other high-emitting sectors. Some may reproduce or exacerbate existing inequalities based on class, race, gender, or geography. Therefore, it is not enough to create more climate jobs - we need to create better climate jobs. We need to ensure that climate jobs are secure, community sustaining, and democratic, and that they advance the goals of social and environmental justice.
This volume brings together researchers, activists, and practitioners from different disciplines and regions to explore the concept, potential, and challenges of climate jobs. Drawing on case studies from various sectors, the contributors examine how climate jobs can be created, protected, and expanded in the context of the global climate crisis and the changing world of work. They also discuss how climate jobs can be integrated into broader strategies for climate action and social transformation. The volume aims to provide a comprehensive and critical perspective on climate jobs and to inspire further debate and action on this vital topic.
Contents
Introduction
Richard A. Benton
Chapter 1: Green Jobs, Climate Jobs, and Competing Visions for a New Energy Economy
Brendan Davidson and Dimitris Stevis
Chapter 2: Working Conditions in the U.S. Solar Industry: Findings and Learnings from Studies in New York and Texas
Jillian Morley and Avalon Hoek Spaans
Chapter 3: Organizing a Worker- and Community-Centered Transition: The Contra Costa Refinery Transition Partnership as Case Study
Virginia Parks and Jessie HF Hammerling
Chapter 4: Fracking or No Fracking? How a Green Transition Can Work for Workers
Robert Pollin and Jeannette Wicks-Lim
Chapter 5: From Here to There—Advancing a Just Transition for All
Todd E. Vachon
Chapter 6: Climate Jobs and Manufacturing: Green Industrial Policy Must Mean Good Jobs
Mike Williams
Chapter 7: Stronger Together: The Role of Sectoral Bargaining in Advancing a Just Transition for Autoworkers
Hunter Moskowitz and J. Mijin Cha
Chapter 8: Industrial Environmental Policy: Markets, Labor, and the Rhode Island Experiment
Patrick Crowley
Chapter 9: Building a Diverse, Equitable, and Unionized Clean Energy Workforce: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Zach Cunningham and Melissa Shetler
