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Fossil fuel workers have the skills to succeed in green jobs, but location is a major barrier to a just transition

  • Written by Morgan R. Frank, Assistant Professor of Informatics, University of Pittsburgh
Fossil fuel workers have the skills to succeed in green jobs, but location is a major barrier to a just transitionRenewable energy jobs often aren't close to fossil fuel workers' homes.Prapass Pulsub/Moment via Getty Images

As the U.S. shifts away from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources, thousands of coal, oil and gas workers will be looking for new jobs.

Many will have the skills to step into new jobs in the emerging clean energy industries, but the...

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