There are jobs, and then there are jobs

(Before It's News)

I left this comment on a Guardian article discussion jobs and climate change:

It helps to pay attention to the DETAILS of these claims:

There will be fewer fossil fuel and more renewable jobs if we switch from carbon, but these jobs are coming from and going into other sectors. There is, thus, a difference between “killing jobs” in the energy sector and “moving jobs” between sectors.

Putting that point aside, there will be MORE jobs in disaster recovery if we carry on burning carbon, but MORE jobs in a thriving economy if we move to an environmentally sustainable path. There is, thus, a difference between jobs that “fix broken windows” (doing nothing to improve our lives) and jobs that “contribute new benefits.”

Bottom Line: The jobs discussion changes when you change your perspective.

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