What lessons can we learn from other countries that New York can adopt or adapt to address our climate future? Since 2018, the Climate Jobs Institute at Cornell’s ILR School has led several international delegations to learn from other nations’ successes and shortcomings in the fight to create an equitable, unionized clean energy economy. In this webinar, NYS Assemblymember and Labor Committee Chair Harry Bronson, Michael Yee, Director of the Educational and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electrical Industry in NYC, and Rhea Wolfson, Head of Internal and Industrial Relations for GMB Union in the UK will share some key takeaways from these delegations and how they have influenced their work here at home.
In recent years, New York State policymakers have set ambitious climate and decarbonization goals. Meeting these goals will require action across all sectors of the economy, as well as coordination between government, industry, organized labor, and community organizations. Fortunately, several other countries have made meaningful progress in tackling the climate crisis while creating high-quality jobs, fostering collaboration across sectors, and delivering economic benefits to communities.
Since 2018, the Climate Jobs Institute at Cornell’s ILR School has led several international delegations to learn from other nations’ successes and shortcomings in the fight to create an equitable, unionized clean energy economy. In this webinar, you will hear from policymakers in New York, as well as union leaders from New York and abroad, who have participated in these delegations. Panelists will share some of their key takeaways from delegations to Denmark, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and discuss how these lessons can inform advocacy and policymaking here in New York State.
This webinar features:
Harry Bronson, NYS Assemblymember and Labor Committee Chair, Assembly District 138
Zach Cunningham, Assistant Director of Labor Education, Climate Jobs Institute
Rhea Wolfson, Head of internal and industrial relations, GMB Union in the UK.
Michael Yee, Director, Educational and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electrical Industry in NYC
Together, they will share insights from visits to Denmark, Sweden, and the UK and discuss how these lessons can inform New York's climate advocacy and policymaking.