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 was the hottest year on record; the 14 hottest years occurred since out of 25 hottest years since Source:

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

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 A Corn, compostable B Stainless steel C Recycled polypropylene 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 oWeatherization, Smart Grid and Conservation Renewable Energy oWind, Solar, Hydro, Geo-Thermal and Bio-Mass Brownfields Recovery & Remediation Water -- Treatment, Conservation and Efficiency Activities Garbage/Solid Waste oReduce, Re-Use, Recycle oWaste-to-Energy Land Restoration; Habitat and Park Protection

Summer Youth - Green Leadership Green Construction practices oIntro to Weatherization oRehab 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 IndustryCurrently employed Stimulus workforce jobs (NEW) Projected to 2016 (Permanent) Notes Wind85,00030,000110,000 - direct 380,000 – dir. + indirect Based on climate goals of 20% wind by 2030 Solar39,000 (’07) 67,000 (’08 est.) 35,000246,000 PV and thermal; most recovery post 2010 Energy Efficiency8,586,000 (2007) ~ 1,300,00013,787,000 – moderate case Assumes 7% growth per year; 7 M new jobs Weatherization480,000~ 180,000 (installation) 150,000 (ongoing) Installation only; no mfr or indirect Smart GridNA280,000 – direct 140,000 (perm) Funded thru DOE Est. Green Jobs 9,218,0001,825,00014,703,000 No MFRing jobs in this #

Green job investments* Each $1 Million in this sector… … Creates this many jobs Transit/rail 22 Building retrofits 17 Biomass 17 Solar 14 Smart Grid 13 Wind 13 Coal 7 Oil and gas 5 *Source: Robert Pollin, et al, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Center for American Progress

Green Jobs and Credentials Type of jobHighest Education level attained Average wage/hour Clean energy (jobs for $1 million invested) Fossil Fuels (jobs for $1 million invested) High-credentialed jobs (architect, manager) Bachelors degree or more $ Mid-credentialed jobs (Crew chief, tech) Some college$ Low-credentialed jobs (laborer, clerk) High school or less $ Low-credentialed jobs in fields with potential for earnings growth (utilities, mfr, construction) High school or less $ 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 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: Type BPIbuilding retrofit RESNETbuilding retrofit LEEDnew construction Energy Star new and retrofit NCCERconstruction PACTconstruction NABCEPsolar & wind Green Advantageconstruction … national benchmarks coming

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