Green Jobs, Green Economy, and the Green Planet

Thomas L. Friendman introduces an interesting and new idea about a relationship between climate change and green jobs in the article, “Aren’t We Clever?” He argues that the United States is behind compared to China and European countries in terms of creating more green jobs and developing technology and production because the United States explains climate change as J-O-K-E while China explains it as J-O-B-S. In the end, he gives a question, which is “does a race matter when talking about climate change?” to readers. To answer this question, I do not think that differences in a race do not affect actions toward climate change. In other words, how people think and behave toward climate change is more important than racial differences.

In the article, “D.C. Invests in Green Collar Jobs,” Bracke Hendricks claims that creating more “green collar jobs” and improving “green economy” is a solution for climate change. “Green collar jobs” is defined as jobs involved in environmentally-friendly goods and/or services. For example, using solar panels and hybrid cars is helpful for preventing further climate change. These jobs promote sustainable living economy and healthier societies. “Green economy ” is defined as a creation of a big billion-dollar industry, which will be established by more “green collar jobs” production. I agree with Bracke Hendricks and believe that this solution will bring the positive future because people are motivated to make the planet green by creating more green jobs, goods, services, technology, and economy.

As Kevin made a point, human beings are one big race that causing the global environmental issues; therefore, it is unnecessary to argue for and against some kinds of races. All people in the world should engage in improving the production of clean energy technologies and green jobs. Thus, an idea of creating “green collar jobs” and encouraging “green economy” is a good starting point to solve climate change not only in the United States, but also in the rest of the world.