The American Climate Corps - What it is, and what it means to you.

Joe Biden has been pushing for the creation of the ACC, and it has finally launched September, 2023.

The American Climate Corps (The ACC) is a program that will train people in high-demand jobs that could save our environment.

The ACC is partnered with AmeriCorps, which is a federal agency that provides volunteering opportunities for American from every walk of life, no matter previous experience.

The ACC is also partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Departments of Labor, Interior, Agriculture, and Energy.

The goal of the ACC is to give young people an easy-to-access way to save our planet, and to ensure employment.



What jobs will the ACC train people for?

The ACC works similar to an internship, and you are payed to join. The ACC will help to fix the current shortage in clean energy workers. But what jobs are available?

  • Tradespeople- Tradespeople are people trained to do manual labor. In this case, that could be installing electric vehicle chargers, installing solar panels, etc. Basically, the job of ACC tradespeople will be to execute plans to improve our environment.
  • Environmental engineers- This job is about designing what the tradespeople will build. Finding new and more sustainable energy sources, eco-friendly housing, and other things.
  • Environmental lawyer- Environmental lawyers are lawyers that specialize in lawsuits having to do with the environment. Duh. This could mean helping to punish businesses that break laws regarding sustainability and harming the environment.
  • Climatologist- A climatologist is a scientist that studies weather patterns on a long-term scale. Climatologists basically figure out the speed of and what is causing the climate's decline.
These are just a few examples, but there are many other scientists, manual laborers, and educators that the ACC will train.


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