
Latest oil boom no boon for workers nor the climate
We must ensure high oil prices today translate into green jobs and a clean economy tomorrow
Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood (he/him) is a senior researcher at the CCPA, where he focuses on international trade and climate change policy in Canada. Follow Hadrian on Twitter at @hadrianmk. He runs the Shift Storm newsletter about work and climate change—sign up for it here.
We must ensure high oil prices today translate into green jobs and a clean economy tomorrow
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