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Green Jobs 101
The Role of Youth in Shaping a
Sustainable Economy
Christina Nichols
US Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Division of Youth Services
Why the Push to Green?
Climate Change
Economic Recession
Two Different Challenges
US Goals Today:
• Create 3 million new jobs within 2 years
• Re-align global economies
• Solve Climate Change - Transform energy
use from fossil to renewables
• End two wars; reform health care; erase
debt; inspire public commitment
• Prepare youth to solve these problems,
innovate, and change cultural
expectations
What’s up? Heat. Carbon.
The Earth is getting hotter.
2005 was the hottest year on record; the
14 hottest years occurred since 1990. 24
out of 25 hottest years since 1980.
Source: http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/
What’s Up? Unemployment.
Actual under/unemployment rate – 17.5%
Oct. ’09
10.2%
Same Solution  Green Jobs
• Broad Societal Shift to Conservation, Efficiency, and
Renewable Energy Use
• Economic Transformation  From
Industrial/Consumptive to Sustainable/Stewardship
Behavior change is the most important
component of a green economy
Behavior Change Needs Help
Showing people is more effective than telling them how to go green.
Take the Green Quiz!
Recyclable
plastic
Corn,
compostable
Stainless steel
Recycled
polypropylene
A
B
C
D
Q: Which cup is “green”?
A:
YES!
Sources of GHG emissions
From IPCC, WG3, 2007
Credit: John P. Holdren, “The
UN SEG Recommendations on
Mitigation”
Key Federal Trends
Broad “Green Jobs” Industries
• Energy Efficiency
o Weatherization, Smart Grid and Conservation
• Renewable Energy
o Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geo-Thermal
and Bio-Mass
• Brownfields Recovery & Remediation
• Water -- Treatment, Conservation and
Efficiency Activities
• Garbage/Solid Waste
o Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle
o Waste-to-Energy
• Land Restoration; Habitat and Park Protection
Summer Youth - Green Leadership
• Green Construction practices
o Intro to Weatherization
o Rehab and New Construction – internships,
surveys, pre-audits
• Clean energy training and prep
• Partnerships – city, community,
utility, educational institutions
• Integration – education, career,
leadership
• Bigger environmental picture:
Water, biomass, Grid, health
Green Jobs Projections
Industry
Currently
employed
Stimulus
workforce
jobs (NEW)
Projected to
2016
(Permanent)
Notes
Wind
85,000
30,000
110,000 direct
380,000 – dir.
+ indirect
Based on climate
goals of 20%
wind by 2030
Solar
39,000 (’07)
67,000 (’08 est.)
35,000
246,000
PV and thermal;
most recovery
post 2010
Energy Efficiency
8,586,000
(2007)
~ 1,300,000
13,787,000 –
moderate case
Assumes 7%
growth per year;
7 M new jobs
Weatherization
480,000
~ 180,000
(installation)
150,000
(ongoing)
Installation only;
no mfr or indirect
Smart Grid
NA
280,000 –
direct
140,000
(perm)
Funded thru DOE
Est. Green
Jobs
9,218,000
1,825,000
14,703,000
No MFRing jobs
in this #
Green job investments*
Each $1 Million in this
sector…
Transit/rail
Building retrofits
Biomass
Solar
Smart Grid
Wind
Coal
Oil and gas
… Creates this many jobs
22
17
17
14
13
13
7
5
*Source: Robert Pollin, et al, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Center for American Progress
Green Jobs and Credentials
Type of job
High-credentialed
jobs
(architect, manager)
Mid-credentialed
jobs
Highest
Education
level attained
Average
wage/hour
Clean energy
(jobs for $1
million
invested)
Fossil Fuels
(jobs for $1
million
invested)
Bachelors
degree or more
$24.50
3.9
1.5
Some college
$14.50
4.8
1.6
High school or
less
$12
8
2.2
High school or
less
$15
4.8
0.7
(Crew chief, tech)
Low-credentialed
jobs
(laborer, clerk)
Low-credentialed
jobs in fields with
potential for
earnings growth
(utilities, mfr,
construction)
Source: Pollin et al, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Consider for your Youth
• Construction training – relevant curricula :
• Nat’l Center for Construction Education and
Research (NCCER)
• Home Builders Institute Pre-Traineeship Certificate
training (PACT), or
• Building Trades Multi-Craft Core Curriculum
• State approved weatherization curricula
• Additional green activities with credentials
• Pre-Apprenticeships
• Internships – through business, nonprofit,
educational partners
• Workforce readiness – various
New GREEN Youth Skills
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Weatherization specialties
Solar installation or prep
Optimum Value Engineering (OVE) framing
Integrated Building Design (internships)
Water conservation
Basic environmental science
Land restoration
Biomass – growing & processing
Transmission and electrical basics
IT – for Smart Grid integration
Certifications:
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Type
BPI
building retrofit
RESNET
building retrofit
LEED
new construction
Energy Star
new and retrofit
NCCER
construction
PACT
construction
NABCEP
solar & wind
Green Advantage
construction
… national benchmarks coming
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