World Resources Institute   /     WRI Big Ideas Into Action #55: Just Transition in the United States

Description

When a coal-fired power station near the US-Canada border closed, what happened to the local community, shorn of its jobs and the healthy tax revenues that it brought in? As the world shifts toward renewable energy we need to grasp the challenges that this throws up, finding new funding and sources of jobs and economic growth, while enjoying opportunities such as reduced pollution and lower carbon emissions. Learning from what's happened in previous case studies will help us to identify challenges, opportunities and solutions. This case study from upstate New York is the third in WRI's Just Transition In Action podcast series. In the previous two episodes we dealt with broad just transition issues and looked at a case study of finding new jobs for workers in Australia. In the next episode we'll be looking at the development of a vast solar farm in India. We’ve also got a special resource section of our website where you can find out much, much more – go to wri.org/just-transitions. Go to wri.org/podcasts for many more of these WRI podcasts on all sorts of environment-related issues from cities and energy to forests, oceans, restoration and food - or you can subscribe using any podcast app. And don't forget to rate us! Thank you.

Subtitle
When a coal-fired power station near the US-Canad…
Duration
00:12:10
Publishing date
2022-06-30 15:01
Link
https://soundcloud.com/world-resources-institute/wri-big-ideas-into-action-55-just-transition-in-the-united-states
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