President Biden Will Launch ‘American Climate Corps’ Following Calls From Activists and Democratic Lawmakers

President Joe Biden on Wednesday will launch the “American Climate Corps,” according to the White House, which described it as “a workforce training and service initiative” for more than 20,000 Americans “that will ensure more young people have access to the skills-based training necessary for good-paying careers in the clean energy and climate resilience economy.”

Biden had endorsed a similar idea of a “Civilian Climate Corps” while running for president in the 2021 election. But the initiative was ultimately left out of the pared down version of Biden’s “Build Back Better” bill that became the Inflation Reduction Act.

Dozens of climate activists and Democratic lawmakers have repeatedly called on Biden to create a federally funded jobs program that would carry out climate and conservation projects. They have implored him to use his executive powers as president to establish the initiative on his own, which is what he’s doing now.

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