The Quiet Death of Bidenâs Climate Corpsâand What Comes Next

The American Climate Corps was started by President Joe Biden to get young people working in jobs that reduce carbon dioxide emissions and protect communities from weather disasters.

It appears to be the Climate Corps' last class, as the Biden administration has quietly been winding down the program ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20 .

The Climate Corps isnât exactly the government jobs program people think it is, but the jobs survive, even if the branding doesn't.

The idea had been inserted into Bidenâs platform in the run-up to the 2020 election.

The Democratic -controlled House managed to pass $30 billion to start a Climate Corps in late 2021 , but it didnât make it past the divided Senate .

Instead of creating 300,000 jobs, the new version aimed to put 20,000 members to work in its first year .

The White House claimed that it had gathered 15,000 members by last September .

Most of these jobs arenât new jobs, or even jobs created by the federal government.

Even some of the jobs that were new canât be attributed directly to the Climate Corps .

The state level, however, is where the action is, says the California Volunteers Fund .