Environment vs. Jobs-2

So what to do then. It is a really hard choice. Although the so called Green jobs which are supposed to be replacing the old ones are environmentally friendly but are the older workers who are laid off or will be laid off due to environmental restrictions ready to be trained in the new (emerging) technology. Are these new jobs in the places where people will be willing to get hired or relocate? Will they be enough to replace the old salary? How will the workers compete with the developing world where there is no or less environmental restrictions. Are we putting our workers at a disadvantage with regard to the work from overseas? Who is to ensure that the environmental restrictions or regulations are not being cheated by other countries? Who will measure the success or failure of the regulations and what will be rewards and penalties due to it.

Will the developing world demand compensation for the loss of jobs if they implement the environmental regulations. Who will educate the people about what is good or bad for the environment. How will the environmentalists (or whoever is in charge of regulating) convince the people that their families will be taken care of if they stop degrading the environment? Will the developing world follows the dictates of the western world with regards to the environment. Will the citizens of the developed world ready and willing to compensate and give grants to the developing countries to improve their environment. How will the world react to restrictions being placed on common products which degrade the world faster like cars and airplanes?

These and numerous other questions are not being addressed, just the warnings and predictions and scare tactics about the environment. Unless something concrete is given to people to see with their own eyes, there will always be conflict between environmentalists and skeptics.