Commit to the Next Generations
Al Gore is not the only one with an inconvenient truth. Jodi Kantor’s piece in The New York Times last weekend put one right in the title: This is a hard time to start a career.
In our realm, we are fortunate to have so many young people who are eager to roll up their sleeves and get to work in sustainability, climate, and environmental work. Problem is, they’re having trouble getting traction right now.
There are conversations ad nauseam about the perils on the employment horizon. And the negative consequences of these changes extend beyond individual well-being and even societal welfare. If we want real progress on climate and the environment, we need talented young people entering the field across every discipline—policy, finance, operations, science, communications, law, engineering, and entrepreneurship. The work simply can not scale without the next generation.
We should do more than just wring our hands. And we can.