“The fastest-growing job in the United States before covid was solar power technician. The same people can do those jobs, but the choice of doing the solar power one now is a better choice. And similarly, you have the second-fastest-growing job pre-covid was wind turbine technician.”
What Washington Post found
The former secretary of state said solar and wind are two of the fastest-growing occupations. But the number of potential jobs is a pittance.
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In short
John Kerry (special presidential envoy for climate) made this claim around 27 January 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 January 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “Two Pinocchios”.
John Kerry has 4 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 2 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2021/01/27/press-briefing-by-pre…
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