Green Collar Jobs Roundtable Campaign
In June 2008, Urban Agenda initiated a multi-stakeholder campaign
called the Green Collar Jobs Roundtable to mobilize the City to
prepare New Yorkers for green jobs. The Roundtable is an attempt
to address a key challenge: the gap between job seekers and green
jobs.
The Roundtable is tapping the collective knowledge
of green employers, unions, workforce development
providers, and environmental justice groups, to
chart a Green Jobs Roadmap — a shared
agenda with targeted recommendations on expanding
green collar training and certification, meeting
green employers' needs and building an inclusive
green economy. The Roadmap will be shared with
mayoral and city council candidates in the 2009
election, to mobilize and direct the city to create
a workforce development plan for green jobs.
The campaign is gaining momentum. As of January
2009, it has involved 170 partners — of these,
21% are labor unions, 20% are workforce development
or education providers, 16% are businesses, and
14% are community-based, environmental justice,
or faith-based organizations. Also represented
are advocacy and environmental organizations,
several foundations, and 12 city or state government
agencies.
In August 2009, the NYC Green Collar Jobs Roadmap site was launched.
June 2008 Roundtable:
Inaugural Meeting
September 2008 Roundtable:
Sectors, Working Groups, and Timeline
September 2008 Roundtable: Press
Release (PDF)
June 2009 Roundtable:
Meeting
Resources:
Green
Collar Jobs Briefing Packet (2.9mb PDF)
Fact Sheet: The
Green Collar Jobs Roundtable Campaign (PDF)
More Resources: General resources
Current and Potential Green Jobs in the U.S. Economy (U.S. Conference of Mayors)
Green-Collar Jobs in America's Cities: Building Pathways out of Poverty and Careers in the Clean Energy Economy (Apollo Alliance and Green For All)
Green Recovery: A Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a Low-Carbon Economy (Center for American Progress and Political Economy Research Institute)
Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-carbon World (United Nations Environment Programme)
More Resources: PlaNYC 2030
PlaNYC 2030, (City of New York)
PlaNYC 2030 Progress Report, (City of New York)
More Resources: Energy
Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (New York State Public Service Commission)
New York State Renewable Portfolio Standard
New York City's Solar Energy Future, Part I: the Market for Photovoltaic Systems in New York (The Center for Sustainable Energy at Bronx Community College)
Weatherization Assistance Program - New York State (Division of Housing and Community Renewal)
Home Performance with Energy Star Program (NYSERDA)
Multifamily Performance Program (NYSERDA)
New York City Puts Out Call for Renewable Power (Clean Tech Group, LLC)
Decoding the Code: How Can NYC's 2007 Building Code Help Meet PlaNYC 2030 Energy/Carbon Reduction Goals? (The Sallan Foundation and CUNY Building Performance Lab)
More Resources: Urban Forestry
NYC's Urban Forest - MillionTreesNYC
New York Restoration Project
Parks Department - Career Opportunities
More Resources: Transportation
Interim Report of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Sustainability and The MTA
New York Transit Going Green (Clean Tech Group, LLC)
More Resources: Green Manufacturing
The Green Manufacturing Scene (Sara Garretson, Industrial and Technical Assistance Corporation)
Local Law 86, City of New York
Build it Green! New York City
More Resources: Green Training Initiatives in NYC
Association for Energy Affordability
Center for Sustainable Energy, Bronx Community College
Parks Opportunity Program, Parks Department
Solar 1
Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
Sustainable South Bronx
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