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Climate Jobs Institute leads educational delegation to Denmark

Cornell ILR’s Climate Jobs Institute leads educational delegation of 30 New York State legislative and labor leaders to Denmark to learn from the nation’s world-leading efforts to build a clean energy economy.
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Climate Jobs Institute leads educational delegation to Denmark

Cornell ILR’s Climate Jobs Institute

The Climate Jobs Institute (CJI) at Cornell University’s ILR School is guiding the nation’s transition to a strong, equitable, and resilient clean energy economy by pursuing three aims: to tackle the climate crisis; to create high-quality jobs; and to build a diverse, inclusive workforce.
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Cornell ILR’s Climate Jobs Institute

Skinner presents at the White House Forum on Campus and Community-Scale Climate Change Solutions

Skinner, Executive Director of the Climate Jobs Institute at Cornell ILR, presents at the White House Forum on Campus and Community-Scale Climate Change Solutions
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Skinner presents at the White House Forum on Campus and Community-Scale Climate Change Solutions

Skinner to deliver York University's GLRC 2023 John Eleen Annual Lecture in Global Labour

Skinner, Executive Director of the Climate Jobs Institute at Cornell's ILR School, to deliver the keynote address for the 2023 John Eleen Annual Lecture in Global Labour, “Labour and the Climate Crisis: Developing a Worker- and Equity-Centered Clean Energy Economy,” for the Global Labour Research Centre at York University. 
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Skinner to deliver York University's GLRC 2023 John Eleen Annual Lecture in Global Labour

Climate Jobs Institute Milestone Marked

The institute is a critical partner in New York’s nation-leading effort to address climate change, Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon said.
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Climate Jobs Institute Milestone Marked

Climate Jobs Institute to Launch in New York City

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The ILR School Climate Jobs Institute, the first U.S. academic institution focused on conducting research and developing policy for governments across the nation to support clean energy targets, is launching Jan. 25 in New York City.
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Climate Jobs Institute to Launch in New York City

Climate Jobs Institute Launch Celebrated

Union leaders, elected officials, non-profit organizations and others across the nation are lauding the growth of the ILR School initiative.
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Climate Jobs Institute Launch Celebrated

Climate Jobs Institute Hosts Panel on Inflation Reduction Act and Workforce Development

On January 11th, Cornell's ILR Climate Jobs Institute hosted a panel discussion on the Inflation Reduction Act. The panel drew on the expertise of labor leaders, policymakers, and workforce development professionals.
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Climate Jobs Institute Hosts Panel on Inflation Reduction Act and Workforce Development

Building a Clean Energy Economy: The Inflation Reduction Act and Workforce Development

Join Cornell ILR’s Climate Jobs Institute on January 11th for a webinar on the IRA and building a clean energy workforce.
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Building a Clean Energy Economy: The Inflation Reduction Act and Workforce Development

Announcing Cornell ILR's New Climate Jobs Institute

Please join us for the launch of Cornell ILR’s new Climate Jobs Institute on Wednesday, January 25, 5-8 PM ET in New York City.
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Announcing Cornell ILR's New Climate Jobs Institute

Insight from the Equity In Focus Summit

Maral Asik, LLC's Student Research Fellow, shares insight on the green workforce from the Equity In Focus Summit, co-hosted by the Worker Institute and the US DoL Women’s Bureau.
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Insight from the Equity In Focus Summit

Skinner Speaks at the 2022 WSLC Constitutional Convention

“There is great potential to grow a pro-union climate plan in Washington that addresses the climate crisis at scale and grows and builds the labor movement,” said Lara Skinner, Director of the Labor Leading on Climate program at Cornell.
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Skinner Speaks at the 2022 WSLC Constitutional Convention

Equity in Focus: Building a Diverse, Inclusive Clean Energy Workforce

ILR’s Worker Institute and the US DOL–Women’s Bureau brought together researchers, policy makers, practitioners, unions, and advocates to share research and practice on how the U.S. can tackle the climate crisis and create high-quality union jobs for women and frontline communities of color.
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Announcement of Equity in Focus: Building a Diverse, Inclusive Clean Energy Workforce webinar
Equity in Focus: Building a Diverse, Inclusive Clean Energy Workforce

Reflections and learnings from the NLLI program

Zach Cunningham, Cornell's Labor Leading on Climate (LLC), Training & Education Associate, reflects on his year-long leadership development program with Cornell’s National Labor Leadership Initiative and how he will apply his learnings within the LLC program.
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Reflections and learnings from the NLLI program

2022 Climate Jobs Summit and Week of Action

Join us for the Climate Jobs Summit on September 21 and Week of Action from September 19 to 23!
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2022 Climate Jobs Summit and Week of Action

Join us for a webinar on creating equity in the emerging clean energy workforce

The Labor Leading on Climate participates in the Worker Institute co-hosted, Equity in Focus: Building a Diverse, Inclusive Clean Energy Workforce on June 29th, 2022.
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Join us for a webinar on creating equity in the emerging clean energy workforce

LLC participates in UALE’s first-ever Northeast Regional Gathering

Labor Leading on Climate team’s Zach Cunningham, the regional representative to UALE’s Board, led efforts to organize the event and Director, Lara Skinner, participates in panel discussion.
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LLC participates in UALE’s first-ever Northeast Regional Gathering

Skinner Recognized on PoliticsNY Labor Power Players

Skinner, Director of Labor Leading on Climate, is featured on the PoliticsNY Labor Power Players list.
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Skinner Recognized on PoliticsNY Labor Power Players

Skinner speaks on Energy Policy Now Podcast

Lara Skinner, Director of Labor Leading on Climate Initiative Cornell University ILR School spoke with The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy the University of Pennsylvania on a podcast: "Organized Labor Sees Promise in Transition to Clean Energy.
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Skinner speaks on Energy Policy Now Podcast

Skinner Recognized on City & State’s 2022 New York State Labor Power 100

Skinner, Director of Labor Leading on Climate, featured on the City & State's 2022 New York State Labor Power 100.
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Skinner Recognized on City & State’s 2022 New York State Labor Power 100

Skinner Participates in NYC LERA

Skinner participates in a virtual panel on climate change and the future of work, with a focus on the importance of including worker and community voices in shaping and implementing transitions to ensure the potential for just outcomes.
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Skinner Participates in NYC LERA

Skinner Presents at the New York State Laborers Build Renewables Summit

Lara Skinner, Director of the Labor Leading on Climate, discusses New York’s CLCPA at the NYS Laborers Build Renewables Summit on November 16, 2021.
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Skinner Presents at the New York State Laborers Build Renewables Summit

Labor Leading on Climate Team Participates on 350 Brooklyn Labor and Climate Panel

Labor Leading on Climate Associates participated in 350Brooklyn’s panel session, Labor and the Climate Movement: Challenges and Opportunities
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Labor Leading on Climate Team Participates on 350 Brooklyn Labor and Climate Panel

Skinner Participates at INET’s Just Transition and the Transition to Justice Conference

Lara Skinner, Director of the Worker Institute’s Labor Leading on Climate, participated in INET’s panel session, Retaking the Commons: What Will It Take?
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Skinner Participates at INET’s Just Transition and the Transition to Justice Conference

U.S. labor secretary speaking at climate jobs summit co-sponsored by ILR

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U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh will speak at the second virtual annual Climate Jobs Summit Sept. 21.
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U.S. labor secretary speaking at climate jobs summit co-sponsored by ILR

Lara Skinner wins Movement Builders Award

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Lara Skinner, director of the ILR Worker Institute’s Labor Leading on Climate Change, will be honored Sept. 21 by the Alliance for a Greater New York with a 2021 Movement Builders Award.
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Lara Skinner wins Movement Builders Award

Skinner Wins Award

Labor Leading on Climate Director Lara Skinner will be recognized Sept. 21 for helping make New York City a model of progress for the nation.
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Skinner Wins Award

Skinner to be Honored at the 2021 Movement Builders Awards

Lara Skinner, Labor Leading on Climate Director, is an honoree of the 2021 Movement Builders Awards for her tireless advocacy for a just transition to a renewable energy economy.
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Skinner to be Honored at the 2021 Movement Builders Awards

Join us for the Virtual Climate Jobs Summit 2021

The Climate Jobs Summit on September 21, 2021, will bring together newly established state Climate Jobs coalitions, labor leaders, union climate activists, environmental and environmental justice advocates, clean-energy developers, policymakers, educators, scientists, and all who want to build the clean-energy economy of tomorrow with good union jobs.
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Join us for the Virtual Climate Jobs Summit 2021

Skinner Speaks at the Canadian Labour Congress Convention

Lara Skinner, Director of the Worker Institute’s Labor Leading on Climate program, will participate in the panel session “A Climate Action Agenda” at the June 10th Canadian Labour Congress Convention
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Skinner Speaks at the Canadian Labour Congress Convention