One in every five US jobs could be green by 2030, according to a major new report published last week by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) that estimates the emerging energy efficiency and renewable energy (EE&RE) industries could employ 37 million people over the next two decades.
The report, Tackling Climate Change, argues that even when the jobs lost from carbon intensive sectors such as coal and oil are taken into account, the development of a low-carbon economy will deliver a net boost in employment of about 4.5 million jobs.
It also warns that failure to develop effective low-carbon policies will lead to further job losses as emerging clean tech industries migrate overseas.
'If we fail to invest in EE&RE, the US runs the risk of losing ground to EE&RE programmes and industries located in other nations,' said the report.
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