Along with training, the program also aims to provide a pipeline for young people to get hired to green jobs.

  • The White House unveiled the American Climate Corps, a federal program that aims to pay 20,000 young people to get trained in climate-related jobs.

  • The launch comes days after congressmembers sent a letter to Biden urging him to take executive action to create a green workforce program.

  • The program is a new version of a similar initiative Biden proposed in 2021, which Congress ultimately did not pass.

  • BertramDitore@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Totally. And a program like this should be for millions of people. Why limit it to young people, and why cap the number at all? Olds can learn new things too, and I’d imagine a dollar invested in training like this would result in way more than a dollar in profit for whatever company does the hiring. I don’t think there’s a risk of training too many people…