Trump has argued the Paris deal would cost the United States trillions of dollars, kill millions of jobs and hinder the oil, gas, coal and manufacturing industries. The group of 75 executives expressing support for the Paris deal said they employed more than 2 million U.S. workers, while the union leaders represented 12.5 million workers. Jobs in sustainable energy would more than offset an estimated 6 million jobs that would be lost elsewhere, it noted. The ILO also has said rising heat due to climate change could eliminate 80 million jobs by 2030, with poor countries worst-hit. The executives and labor leaders called for a “just transition” for workers whose jobs in the fossil-fuel industry will disappear as economies move to renewable energy sources.

Source: National Post December 02, 2019 23:03 UTC