Worker reskill required for carbon trading scheme
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A report by Australia's peak scientific body, the CSIRO, predicts the federal Government's carbon emissions trading scheme will require three million workers to be trained or re-skilled by 2015.
The report warns the Federal Government that bold steps will be needed to ensure overall employment growth isn't endangered by emissions trading.
But it has also found that a scheme could lead to an increase in employment rather than job losses.
The head of the Australian Conservation Foundation, Don Henry, says some blue collar workers will need to become 'green collar'.
"There's new opportunities in our economy in areas like renewable energy, in areas like hybrid cars, fuel efficiency in the automobile sector," he said.
