Coming Wave of Green Jobs: The Clean Energy Transition & Workforce Equity

Join us to discuss the clean energy transition and workforce equity.

Host: Next100 (https://thenext100.org/)

Date and time: Tue, January 25, 2022 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST (1:00 – 2:00 PM ET)

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/who-will-get-all-the-new-green-jobs-tickets-244557527147


How can the coming wave of new green jobs advance equity across racial, ethnic, gender,
and other lines?

Which barriers exist in the public workforce system that need to be removed to ensure that people from low-income communities or communities of color can access high-quality jobs
and careers?

Join Next100 on January 25 as we address these questions, other policy challenges, and opportunities surrounding the clean energy transition and workforce equity.

Please register to obtain the Zoom link.


Opening Remarks by:

--Representative Raúl Grijalva (AZ-3), chair of U.S. House Natural Resources Committee

Panelists:

--Derrick Figures, labor and economic justice director, The Sierra Club

--Annie Garneva, vice president of policy and special initiatives, New York City Employment and Training Coalition

--Mariah Adamson, teacher's assistant, Green Tech L.E.A.Ders

Moderated by: Daniel Munczek Edelman, associate director, Next100