While the United States government seems incapable of producing a jobs bill much less a green jobs bill, China and the European Union have been developing green economies for the past several years. The U.S. has talked about climate change but mostly in an effort to deny that it exists. Meanwhile other countries have accepted climate change as a fact and have been developing the technology and jobs to reduce pollution, and capitalize on renewable energy.
Just a few days ago, Xinhuanet, a Chinese news agency reported that President of the Party of European Socialists (PES) Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, had called for greater cooperation between China and the European Union (EU) on energy efficiency and the green economy. Rasmussen said “the development of the green economy and renewable energy will boost economic growth, benefit people, and in particular, create millions of jobs.”
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Author:Susan Wilson
