This blog post by Cameron Johnson advocates for budget reconciliation legislation that contains federal investments in jobs in sustainability and combating climate change. Such investments must center the economic empowerment of communities with barriers to employment.
Congress must advance a federal subsidized jobs program, focused on essential work available now in the green economy, as an effective solution to help more people gain economic stability while reducing the harm of climate change.
Due to systemic inequities in our health and economic systems, marginalized communities have experienced the most severe consequences from the COVID-19 pandemic. The climate crisis poses a similar threat to these communities with even greater implications.