Climate Jobs National Resource Center

Illinois' Climate & Equitable Jobs Act sets the toughest labor standards of any state climate law: project labor agreements on utility-scale wind and solar, prevailing wages on non-residential clean energy work. Good climate policy and good union jobs aren't a trade-off. #CEJA

Amid the energy pricing surge, CJI is proud to have proposed the Carbon Mitigation Credit program, which now has returned more than $2.2 billion in bill credits to energy customers. newschannel20.com/news/local/pri…

Full interview here ⬇️ cjnrc.org/angela

“One of the main reasons that we got involved and created Union Energy was to ensure that the jobs being created in these new sectors are actually good, family-sustaining union jobs.” Hear from Angela Ferritto, President of @PaAFL_CIO and Secretary-Treasurer of @UnionEnergyPA.📺

NY has installed 8 GW of distributed solar! ☀️Local solar in NY has: 💰Driven $12.2B in private investment 👷Created 16,000+ jobs And now powers 1.3M+ homes and businesses across NYS! Clean energy = largest infrastructure project of our generation. on.ny.gov/44ipTli

Learn more about how unions in Texas are taking action to advance clean energy and create good, family-sustaining jobs. ⬇️ txclimatejobs.org

Unions across Southeast Texas are leading on solar. ☀️ Harris County is moving forward with a 55 MW solar and battery storage project that will create good union jobs with strong labor standards and once completed will provide clean, reliable, and affordable power to the region.

Illinois is a national leader in clean energy workforce development because we invested in our residents. Registered apprenticeships in the skilled trades are the pipeline to good careers. Let's keep building that pipeline. #ClimateJobsIL #Apprenticeship #WorkforceDevelopment

Thank you @NYCMayor & @NYCCouncil for allocating $2M for Heat Pumps for All! Heat pumps will help NYC households' lower costs while reducing pollution. This is a crucial step and we look forward to continuing this progress.

Meet Byron Osbern, a business representative for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 58, and a leader of the new climate jobs coalition in Michigan. Read his full interview: cjnrc.org/byron/

Clean energy isn't just about the climate. It's about building an economy where working people share in the benefits — union wages, good benefits, and jobs that make a career. That's the Illinois we're building. 🌱 #ClimateJobsIL #CleanEnergy #UnionJobs #Illinois

In Michigan, labor is leading on cleaner, healthier, and safer public school buildings. @miclimatejobs is identifying opportunities to make energy efficiency improvements at public schools that reduce energy use and lower costs while creating good union jobs. Read more ⬇️

Big win for Klickitat County. Avangrid is building Bluebird Solar, a 140 MW project with a Microsoft power purchase agreement. ~300 construction jobs (most union), $11M in property tax revenue, and $300M invested in WA. Online by 2028.

There's no trade-off between good jobs and a clean future. Illinois union workers are proving it every day. #ClimateJobsIL

The growing risk of wildfires hurts workers and hurts the economy. Minimum wage workers lose up to $120 a day for every day they miss work due to wildfire smoke. Learn more: climatejobsoregon.com

Today is #GlobalWindDay! Hear from Chris Sorensen of @CarpentersNyc Local 1556 on why offshore wind is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways to generate power for New York, especially downstate where space is limited.

Together, we can create more union opportunities by anticipating tomorrow's challenges and creating an innovative energy economy. Join our movement: unionenergypa.org

Jeff Westendorf began his career with IBEW Local 146 as an apprentice 30 years ago. Since then, he’s made a career working on clean energy projects and mentoring the next generation of clean energy workers. Hear Jeff’s climate jobs story. ⬇️ cjnrc.org/climate-jobs-v…

Leaking methane, contaminating water, & threatening public health—abandoned and orphaned wells leave lasting impacts on our communities. Union workers have the skills & expertise to safely plug these wells, protect our environment, & create family-sustaining jobs in the process.