Young people looking to fight climate change should consider jobs in strategic industries to organize new unions or revitalize old ones and advocate for green, pro-labor policies. The fight for a livable future can’t be won without organized labor.

The year is 2019. Tens of millions across the globe pour into the streets, demanding governments halt new fossil fuel infrastructure and pass policy that puts humanity on a path toward a relatively climate-safe world of 1.5 degrees Celsius worth of warming by 2100, as recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). There are varying degrees of success in this mass mobilization effort, which is primarily led by young people. Overall, public consciousness on climate change is raised, many governments pass legislation, and mom

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