The transition to a clean energy economy will generate millions of new jobs. Unions are working to ensure that those jobs provide a living wage.

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Dramatic changes are underway in the ways that the United States produces and consumes energy, with major implications for the country’s workforce. Along the Atlantic shore, states are racing to establish large offshore wind farms and the manufacturing supply chains to support them. Automakers in the middle of the country have committed to shifting production to electric vehicles and the federal government to supporting a nationwide EV charging network.

Opportunity will continue to grow in clean energy manufacturing, infrastructure and services. A central challenge that lies ahead is to ensure that these new jobs provide secure, living wages to support families and communities as they propel the energy transition.

Guest Lara Skinner is Director of the Labor Leading on Climate Initiative at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, which works with labor unions to actively engage in decision making around clean energy and climate policy. She discusses efforts to ensure that new jobs in the clean energy economy address both economic inequality and the need to rapidly decarbonize.

Lara Skinner is Director of the Labor Leading on Climate Initiative at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

For a transcript of this episode and more information, go to our website.

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The transition to a clean energy economy will generate millions of new jobs. Unions are working to ensure that those jobs provide a living wage.
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Dramatic changes are underway in the ways that the United States produces and consumes energy, with major implications for the country&rsquo;s workforce. Along the Atlantic shore, states are racing to establish large offshore wind farms and the manufacturing supply chains to support them. Automakers in the middle of the country have committed to shifting production to electric vehicles and the federal government to supporting a nationwide EV charging network.
Opportunity will continue to grow in clean energy manufacturing, infrastructure and services. A central challenge that lies ahead is to ensure that these new jobs provide secure, living wages to support families and communities as they propel the energy transition.
Guest Lara Skinner is Director of the Labor Leading on Climate Initiative at Cornell University&rsquo;s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, which works with labor unions to actively engage in decision making around clean energy and climate policy. She discusses efforts to ensure that new jobs in the clean energy economy address both economic inequality and the need to rapidly decarbonize.
Lara Skinner is Director of the Labor Leading on Climate Initiative at Cornell University&rsquo;s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
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The transition to a clean energy economy will generate millions of new jobs. Unions are working to ensure that those jobs provide a living wage.

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