Despite wanting a job that would help combat climate change, it wasn’t until Ben Simoni got his graduate degree that he was able to break into the budding industry.
The requirement of multiple degrees plus internships on top of that is what he considers an unreasonable path for those who want to make a living by helping the environment.
Simoni is the executive director of Youth Climate Corps BC, which pays a living wage to young people as it gives them training and inserts them into six-month job contracts in fields like clean-energy retrofitting, ecosystem restoration or responding to climate disasters.