Green Party unveils plan to transition oil, gas workers to renewable energy jobs | CBC News
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has unveiled a multi-pronged
plan to help workers in the gas and oil sector transition to a renewable
energy economy, working to allay fears that her climate action plan
would bleed jobs as she ramps up pre-election campaign efforts.
plan to help workers in the gas and oil sector transition to a renewable
energy economy, working to allay fears that her climate action plan
would bleed jobs as she ramps up pre-election campaign efforts.
The
Green worker transition plan, which includes skills retraining programs
and massive retrofit and cleanup projects designed to create
employment, fleshes out details from the Green Party’s climate action plan called Mission: Possible, that was released in May.
Making
the announcement in Vancouver on Wednesday, May said she understands
the anxiety among workers in the fossil fuel industry and wants to take
an “all-hands-on-deck” approach to transform Canada’s economy.