The Growing Climate Workforce: How Policies Today Could Shape the Jobs of Tomorrow
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Date: 2021-09-28

More information at: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/0927jobs

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) held a briefing about the current state of the climate workforce and the job creation potential of key climate policies.

Decarbonization provides an opportunity for job growth in multiple sectors, including energy efficiency, renewable energy, transmission and storage, and clean transportation. As businesses and government agencies seek to understand and mitigate their climate risks, climate adaptation and resilience are likewise rapidly emerging as attractive career options. EESI’s recent Climate Jobs fact sheet examines 2020 climate employment and provides further context for the briefing.

Climate policies currently being considered in Congress--including a clean energy standard, tax policies for renewable energy, and the Civilian Climate Corps--have potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build resilience to a changing climate, strengthen environmental justice, and contribute to job creation.   

Panelists discussed the state-of-play for climate jobs and explored the benefits that could come with well-designed and durable climate policies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

00:00 - Start
07:01 - Danielle Owen, Director of Government Relations, The Corps Network and Hannah Traverse, Communications Manager, The Corps Network
21:32 - Kate LaTour, Director of Government Relations, National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA-CLUSA)
37:39 - Uday Varadarajan, Principal, Carbon-Free Electricity, RMI
56:02 - Yvonne McIntyre, Director, Federal Electricity and Utility Policy, Climate & Clean Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council
01:09:40 - Q&A

Topics and Speakers:

Danielle Owen
Director of Government Relations, The Corps Network
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/The_Corps_Network_Slides_20210927.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/ViZSc0Zsou8?t=07m01s

Kate LaTour
Director of Government Relations, National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA-CLUSA)
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Kate_LaTour_Slides_20210927.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/ViZSc0Zsou8?t=21m32s

Uday Varadarajan
Principal, Carbon-Free Electricity, RMI
Download Slides:
https://www.eesi.org/files/Uday_Varadarajan_Slides_20210927.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/ViZSc0Zsou8?t=37m39s

Yvonne McIntyre
Director, Federal Electricity and Utility Policy, Climate & Clean Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council
Download Slides:
https://www.eesi.org/files/Yvonne_McIntyre_Slides_20210927.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/ViZSc0Zsou8?t=56m02s