WASHINGTON A new study is predicting that a transition to a net-zero emission economy could create 15 million net new jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by 2030.<\/p>\n
The study has been undertaken by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).<\/p>\n
To support a sustainable recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the region urgently needs to create decent jobs and build a more sustainable and inclusive future, the IDB and ILO said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n
The report finds that the transition to a net-zero carbon economy would end 7.5 million jobs in fossil fuel electricity, fossil fuel extraction and animal-based food production.<\/p>\n
However, the study notes that these lost jobs are more than compensated for new employment opportunities: 22.5 million jobs are created in agriculture and plant-based food production, renewable electricity, forestry, construction and manufacturing.<\/p>\n
The report is the first of its kind to highlight how shifting to healthier and more sustainable diets, which reduce meat and dairy consumption while increasing plant-based foods, would create jobs and reduce pressure on the regions unique biodiversity, according to the ILO and IDB.<\/p>\n
With this shift, LACs agri-food sector could expand the creation of 19 million full-time equivalent jobs, despite 4.3 million fewer jobs in livestock, poultry, dairy and fishing, the report says.<\/p>\n
Moreover, the report offers a blueprint on how countries can create decent jobs and transition to net-zero emissions.<\/p>\n
This includes policies facilitating the reallocation of workers, advance decent work in rural areas, offer new business models, enhance social protection and support to displaced, enterprises, communities and workers.<\/p>\n
Social dialogue between the private sector, trade unions, and governments is essential to design long-term strategies to achieve net-zero emissions, which creates jobs, helps to reduce inequality and delivers on the (United Nations) Sustainable Development Goals, the report noted.<\/p>\n
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