The Climate Jobs Institute 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.
Events
Exploring the Conditions of the New York Solar Workforce
Join the Cornell ILR Climate Jobs Institute on Friday, April 26th, for a first look at the results of our exploratory study on the working conditions of New York State solar workers. This event will include a summary of the study’s results—drawing from over 250 survey responses from on-the-ground solar workers—followed by a panel discussion with workers and leaders in this sector.
Generating Equity: Pathways to Union Careers in Clean Energy
Please join the Cornell ILR Climate Jobs Institute on March 1st and 2nd for a statewide conference, “Generating Equity: Pathways to Union Careers in Clean Energy.” The conference will be a generative convening with labor unions and allies, environmental justice groups, community advocates, workforce development organizations, and government officials to share best practices, build relationships, and learn from one another how we chart the way to a more diverse, equitable and unionized clean energy workforce.
The Future of Offshore Wind in New York State: What Will It Take to Build a Large, Vibrant and Equitable Industry?
Offshore wind power is essential to meeting New York State’s climate goals. It is a renewable energy resource that can lower electricity costs, create many high-quality careers, and significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions. New York State has been a leader in offshore wind since 2019 when it set a target to build 9 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2035. In January of 2024, New York’s South Fork Wind was the first utility-scale project in the U.S. to deliver power to the grid.
REGISTER TODAY!! Climate Jobs Institute Provides a First Look on the Working Conditions of New York State Solar Workers.
The Climate Jobs Institute State of the NY Solar Workforce study provides a first look at the results of our exploratory study on the working conditions of New York State solar workers on Friday, April 26, in person and live stream.
Climate Jobs Institute's Offshore Wind Webinar Launches New CAROW Series
Cornell ILRs Center for Applied Research on Work (CAROW) kicked off a new webinar series with the Climate Jobs Institute, "The Future of Offshore Wind in New York State: What Will It Take to Build a Large, Vibrant and Equitable Industry?" on February 13, 2024.
CJI Holds Panel Session at 2024 SOMOS Conference in Albany
Bethany Figueroa, Research Support Specialist at Cornell's ILR Climate Jobs Institute, shares her experience on the 2024 SOMOS conference in Albany, NY.
SAVE THE DATE! Generating Equity: Pathways to Union Careers in Clean Energy Conference
Mark your calendars for the Climate Jobs Institute’s upcoming statewide conference, Generating Equity: Pathways to Union Careers in Clean Energy, in Albany, NY, on March 1-2, 2024.
New Climate Jobs Institute Report Sees Clean Economy on the Horizon via Apprenticeship Readiness
Cornell ILR's Climate Jobs Institute celebrated the launch of its new report, “Building an Equitable, Diverse & Unionized Clean Energy Economy: What We Can Learn from Apprenticeship Readiness” on November 30th.
Building an Equitable, Diverse and Unionized Clean Energy Economy
Please join the Climate Jobs Institute on November 30th to celebrate the launch of its new report. The report highlights best practices and recommendations for practitioners, policymakers, and funders interested in growing apprenticeship readiness programs as a tool to build a diverse, equitable, clean energy economy.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
