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Green Jobs 101 The Role of Youth in Shaping a Sustainable Economy

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:.

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Green Jobs 101 The Role of Youth in Shaping a Sustainable Economy

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  1. Green Jobs 101The Role of Youth in Shaping a Sustainable Economy Christina Nichols US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Division of Youth Services

  2. Why the Push to Green? Climate Change Economic Recession Two Different Challenges

  3. 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

  4. 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/

  5. What’s Up? Unemployment. Actual under/unemployment rate – 17.5% Oct. ’09 10.2%

  6. 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

  7. Behavior Change Needs Help Showing people is more effective than telling them how to go green.

  8. Recyclable plastic A Corn, compostable B Recycled polypropylene D Stainless steel C Take the Green Quiz! Q: Which cup is “green”? A: YES!

  9. Sources of GHG emissions From IPCC, WG3, 2007 Credit: John P. Holdren, “The UN SEG Recommendations on Mitigation”

  10. Key Federal Trends Broad “Green Jobs” Industries • Energy Efficiency • Weatherization, Smart Grid and Conservation • Renewable Energy • Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geo-Thermal and Bio-Mass • Brownfields Recovery & Remediation • Water -- Treatment, Conservation and Efficiency Activities • Garbage/Solid Waste • Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle • Waste-to-Energy • Land Restoration; Habitat and Park Protection

  11. Summer Youth - Green Leadership • Green Construction practices • Intro to Weatherization • 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

  12. Green Jobs Projections

  13. Green job investments* *Source: Robert Pollin, et al, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Center for American Progress

  14. Green Jobs and Credentials Source: Pollin et al, University of Massachusetts Amherst

  15. 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

  16. New GREEN Youth Skills • 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

  17. Certifications: 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

  18. ETA Resources and Information:www.workforce3one.org

  19. ETA Resources and Information (continued) • Resource Websites and Customer Support • http://www.findyouthinfo.gov/ • www.doleta.gov • www.workforce3one.org • www.careervoyages.gov • www.servicelocator.org • 1-877‑US2-JOBS (TTY: 1-877-889-5627)

  20. Q & A

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