Back the Clean Jobs Plan

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What is the Clean Jobs Plan?

The Climate Council has completed groundbreaking modelling work to identify the top climate solutions in every state and territory in Australia, that can get Australians back to work and slash our carbon pollution.

The Clean Jobs plan is focused on delivering jobs where they are needed, to people who need them most. 

Why do we need to create clean jobs now?

The pandemic has created an urgent need for State, Territory and Federal Governments to invest in job creation. But this is an opportunity to tackle the climate and economic crises – together.

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What is the Clean Jobs Plan?

The Climate Council has completed groundbreaking modelling work to identify the top climate solutions in every state and territory in Australia, that can get Australians back to work and slash our carbon pollution.

The Clean Jobs plan is focused on delivering jobs where they are needed, to people who need them most. 

Why do we need to create clean jobs now?

The pandemic has created an urgent need for State, Territory and Federal Governments to invest in job creation. But this is an opportunity to tackle the climate and economic crises – together.

What are the key findings of the Clean Jobs Plan?

These projects, if adopted as part of Australia’s COVID-19 recovery plans, would directly create up to 76,000 jobs across the country including:

  • Up to 15,000 jobs could be created in large-scale renewable energy, including solar and wind farms, upgrading transmission infrastructure and adding utility-scale batteries. 
  • Approximately 12,000 jobs could be created in ecosystem restoration including 5,000 in Queensland.
  • Thousands of other jobs could be created in the collection and processing of organic waste; making homes and public buildings more energy efficient; expanding urban and peri urban green spaces; community scale energy storage and generation; green hydrogen and expanding electric vehicle infrastructure.
  • Regional Australia would also benefit substantially from the Clean Jobs Plan because more than 40% of the job opportunities identified are located in regional parts of the country.

This plan is unique because of the scale at which it can get jobs where they are needed, to the people who need them most.

Read the report in full here.

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Email your local state/territory member and get them to back the Clean Jobs Plan

We’ve launched our independent economic modelling, and now we need to act fast and back it up with overwhelming community support. 

Check out the key policy solutions and use our template now to send an email to your local state/territory member, asking them to back the Clean Jobs Plan.

 

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  • It’s better to add to and edit the email as much as possible and write your own subject line - to ensure it lands in your MP’s inbox and reflects what you want to say. Just remember, while it's important to be passionate, always be respectful and don't use inappropriate or threatening language.

  • Add a personal message to your email, to explain why this issue is important to you. You can do this by including a relevant personal anecdote or experience. For example, have you recently lost your job because of COVID-19? Would you be interested in a job in a clean energy industry if it was available to you? This will help make the issue real and tangible for your MP.

  • If your MP has made any positive steps on renewable energy and climate change, you can thank them for the action they have already taken. But make sure to make it clear what else you would like them to do.

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