We are guiding the nation’s transition to an equitable and resilient clean energy economy by pursuing three aims: tackling the climate crisis; creating high-quality union jobs; and building a skilled and diverse workforce.
The Climate Jobs Institute launches a publicly available tool on IRA manufacturing investments in New York State to understand investment impacts on local jobs.
Mapping Construction Apprenticeships in New York State
The Climate Jobs Institute launches tools on joint labor-management apprenticeship training centers in New York, aiming to provide information on training infrastructure throughout the state that can help power the clean energy economy.
New eCornell Certificate Explores Intersection of Climate Change, Labor and Equity
A new certificate being offered by eCornell, in conjunction with the ILR School’s Climate Job Institute, will delve into the critical intersection of climate change, labor and equity, exploring the far-reaching implications of a warming planet on workers, communities and the broader economy.
NYC DOE Public School Dashboard shows climate and childhood health inequities across the five boroughs
You can now explore every NYC Department of Education Public School by City Council District. Users can view individual school building characteristics and trends across districts and boroughs, thanks to Labor Leading on Climate Research Associate Anita Raman.
Estimating and Understanding Bridgeport Public School Emissions through a Carbon-Free Healthy Schools Tool
Researchers from the Labor Leading on Climate team in collaboration with Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs recently developed a geospatial dashboard to analyze Bridgeport Public School District environmental health issues while calculating potential emissions. This tool was made to support the Connecticut Carbon-Free Healthy School initiative.
People have lots of questions about climate change and how it affects working people. This helps answer some of the most frequent questions people have.
Public schools are essential to healthy, thriving communities. By making schools carbon-free, we can create union jobs and improve quality of life for students and their neighborhoods.
Climate change will affect workers in their communities and in their workplaces. This document gives some reasons why unions are taking on climate change as a labor issue.
