When President Joe Biden created the American Climate Corps by executive order on Sept. 20, 2023, it marked a step toward keeping a pledge he made nearly three years earlier: to create a new workforce training and service program to deal with global warming.
to projects that encompass energy conservation, infrastructure improvement, disaster recovery and response, and urban and rural development. Its website promises that"if you are 18-26, you can gain experience while supporting climate change mitigation."engages 20,000 young adults and veterans
every year—the same number the Biden administration aims to mobilize. It's unclear how the American Climate Corps might augment, replace or complement these programs. For instance, the corps' focus on job training tied to solar, wind and other forms of renewable energy is relatively new—although have their own climate corps. Its emphasis on conserving land and water overlaps with the work existing state programs already do.There are different ways to assess whether service programs make a difference.
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