CLIMATE JOBS &
JUST TRANSITION
SUMMIT
September 22, 2020
Henry Garrido
Executive Director of District Council 37,
Cynthia Phinney
member of IBEW 1837
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Mijin Cha
Assistant Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy Dept. at Occidental College
Rhiana Gunn-Wright
Director of Climate Policy, Roosevelt Institute
Senator Chuck Schumer
U.S. Senator, NY
THE AGENDA
10:00 AM
Break
THE TICKETS
Each ticket include 20 speakers, 1000 participants, 16 sessions, 5 keynotes.
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THE VENUE
All talks will be held at the Granville headquarters at Madison 36th, New York City.
THE SPONSORS
Thank you to all our partners that made this day possible. They deserve a grand aplause!
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All talks will be held at the Granville headquarters at Madison 36th, New York City.
The virtual Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit will bring together labor leaders, union climate activists, environmental and environmental justice advocates, clean-energy developers, policymakers, and scientists who want to build the clean-energy economy of tomorrow with strong union jobs. The Summit features speakers and panelists from across the country and around the world.
Speakers will discuss the many ways that climate change and inequality are inextricably linked, identify specific opportunities for bold climate action and building new industries, while engaging in a holistic conversation about just transition for workers in fossil fuel industries and their communities.
At a time that calls for public investment on a scale not seen since the Great Depression, let’s ensure that we’re investing in the economy of the future. Let’s make sure that we take action at a scale climate science demands. Let’s take on three crises at once: the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis, the climate crisis, and the crisis of extreme inequality that cannot be ignored.
SPEAKERS
John Podesta
Founder and Member, Board of Directors for the Center for American Progress
Ali A. Zaidi
Deputy Secretary, Energy and Environment and Chairman, Climate Policy and Finance, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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Xiye Bastida
Climate Justice Activist Based in Mexico/New York City
Antha Williams
Environment Program, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Kyle Bragg
President, 32BJ SEIU
Lara Skinner
Executive Director of The Worker Institute at Cornell, ILR School
Marilyn Brown
Regents’ and Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems, School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech
11:10 AM
Break
11:30 AM
Panel
Green Recovery: Building Clean Energy Industries and a Low-Carbon Economy that Works for All
12:30 PM
Lunch Break
Live Music by Percussionist Valerie Dee Naranjo and Pianist Ken Levinsky
2:50 PM
Break and Networking
3:10 PM
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Session 1: Climate Change, Racial Justice and Economic Justice
Session 2: Building a Robust, Equitable Offshore Wind Industry in the U.S.
4:05 PM
Break and Networking
4:20 PM
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Session 1: The Next Generation of Buildings: Best Practices for Energy Efficiency and Solar Retrofits
Session 2: Strong Unions, Sustainable Transport: Building a 21st Century Transportation System
Session 3: Maine, Texas, Illinois, Connecticut: Building Climate Jobs Organizations State by State
5:15 PM
Break and Networking
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Vincent Alvarez
President, New York City Central Labor Council
Organizing Sponsors
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
James Slevin
National President, Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO
John Cartwright
President of the Toronto & York Region Labour Council
Nikki Budzinski
President, Budzinski & Partners LLC
Eddie Bautista
Executive Director, NYC Environmental Justice Alliance
Sharan Burrow
General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation
Elizabeth Bunn
Former Director, Organizing Department for the AFL-CIO
Montserrat Garibay
Secretary-Treasurer, Texas AFL-CIO
Matt Schlobohm
Executive Director, Maine AFL-CIO
Michael Yee
Director, Educational and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electrical Industry
Doreen Harris
Acting President and CEO, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Rick Levy
President, Texas AFL-CIO
Henry Garrido
Executive Director, District Council 37
Alex Laskey
Founder and Executive Chair, Rewiring America
Mike Fishman
Climate Jobs National Resource Center and Former Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU
Lee Smith
Managing Member, American Solar Partners (ASP)
John Harrity
Board Chair, CT State Council of Machinists
Beth Cheverie
Market Expansion Coordinator, New York State Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust Fund
Roger Clayman
Executive Director, Long Island Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Pat Devaney
Secretary-Treasurer, Illinois AFL-CIO
Alana Dave
Urban Transport Director, International Transport Workers Federation
Gary LaBarbera
President, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York
William Lynn
Local 30 Business Manager, Financial Secretary and Vice President, International Union of Operating Engineers
Cynthia Phinney
President, Maine AFL-CIO
John Samuelsen
President, TWU International
Candis Tolliver
Political Director, 32BJ SEIU
Michael Leon Guerrero
Executive Director, Labor Network for Sustainability
Micah Mitrosky
Environmental Organizer, IBEW Local 569
Michael Northrop
Program Director, Sustainable Development Grantmaking Program at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Larry Williams, Jr.
Labor and Coal Coordinator, Economic Justice Program, Sierra Club
Edwin Lopez
Executive Secretary, New York Electrical Contractors Association
Gina McCarthy
President and CEO, NRDC
Samantha Smith
Director, Just Transition Centre
Nella Pineda-Marcon
Registered Nurse and Board Member, New York State Nurses Association
JP Patafio
Vice President, TWU Local 100
John J. Murphy
International Representative United Association of Journeymen and Apprentice of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the US and Canada
Julia Bovey
Director, External Affairs, Equinor Wind US
Christopher Erikson
Business Manager, Local Union No. 3 IBEW
Lisa Dix
New York Senior Campaign Manager, Sierra Club
Join for the whole day or stop by for one or two sessions.
Join for the whole day or stop by for one or two sessions.
Elizabeth Yeampierre
Executive Director, UPROSE and Co-Chair, Climate Justice Alliance
Liz Shuler
Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO
Due to the overwhelming demand in registration and participation for the Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit, we’re offering a Facebook Live Stream for those who were unable to register.
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