Rebuilding Australia post-pandemic

An analysis commissioned by the Climate Council says 76,000 jobs could be created through a stimulus plan that aims to rebuild the Australian economy from recession while tackling the climate crisis.

The report says the positions could be created over three years through nearly $22bn of combined public and private investment. It identifies 12 areas across the whole economy to immediately kick-start economic growth including creating large-scale renewable energy projects, restoring degraded ecosystems, better dealing with organic waste, retrofitting inefficient public buildings and expanding electric vehicle networks.

Importantly, the report found that 70% of the jobs would be in construction and administrative support roles, 40% would be based in regional areas and a third of the jobs would require minimal training.

Read the article on The Guardian Australia:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/21/plan-that-tackles-recession-and-climate-change-could-create-80000-jobs-report-says

Or you can read the Climate Council’s full report here:

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/clean-jobs-plan/