2021 Climate Jobs Summit Videos

 
 

Welcome, Purpose and Review of the Day

  • Gary LaBarbera - President, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, and Board Member, Climate Jobs NY

  • Mike Fishman - Climate Jobs National Resource Center, Former Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU

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Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit:
Opening Lightning Round

  • Xiye Bastida - Youth Climate Activist

  • Jim Slevin - President, Utility Workers Union of America

  • Rhiana Gunn-Wright - Director of Climate Policy, Roosevelt Institute

  • Antha Williams - Environment Program, Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Liz Shuler - Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO

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Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit:
The Importance of Labor Leading on Climate

  • Chair: Vincent Alvarez - President, NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO

  • Sharan Burrow - General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation

  • Nikki Budzinski - Strategic Advisor, Climate Jobs National Resource Center

  • Lisa Dix - New York Senior Representative, Sierra Club

  • Rick Levy - President, Texas AFL-CIO

  • Edwin Lopez - Executive Secretary, New York Electrical Contractors Association

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Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit:
Green Recovery - Building Clean Energy Industries and a Low-Carbon Economy that Works for All

  • Chair: Lara Skinner - Executive Director, Worker Institute at Cornell University ILR School

  • Marilyn Brown - Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech

  • Alex Laskey - Founder and Executive Chair, Rewiring America

  • Matt Schlobohm - Executive Director, Maine AFL-CIO

  • Ali Zaidi - Deputy Secretary to Governor Cuomo for Energy and New York State Chair of Climate Policy and Finance

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Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit:
Securing an Effective and Just Transition

  • Chair: Mijin Cha - Assistant Professor, Occidental College

  • Eddie Bautista - Executive Director, NYC Environmental Justice Alliance

  • Michael Leon Guerrero - Executive Director, Labor Network for Sustainability

  • John Murphy - International Representative, United Association

  • Samantha Smith - Director, Just Transition Centre

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Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit:
Concurrent Session 1 - Climate Change, Racial Justice & Economic Justice

  • Chair: Henry Garrido - Executive Director, AFSCME District Council 37

  • John Cartwright - President, Toronto and York Region Labour Council

  • Candis Tolliver - Political Director, 32BJ SEIU

  • Larry Williams, Jr. - Labor and Environmental Justice Program, Sierra Club

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Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit:
Session 2 Building a Robust, Equitable Offshore Wind Industry in the U.S.

  • Chair: Roger Clayman - Executive Director, Long Island Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

  • Julia Bovey - Director, External Affairs, Equinor Wind U.S.

  • Christopher Erikson - Business Manager, IBEW Local 3, and International Board Chair, IBEW

  • Doreen Harris - Acting President and CEO, NYSERDA

  • Michael Northrop - Program Director for the Sustainable Development Grantmaking Program, Rockefeller Brothers Fund

  • Elizabeth Yeampierre - Executive Director, UPROSE and Co-Chair, Climate Justice Alliance

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Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit:
Session 3 - The Next Generation of Buildings-Best Practices for Energy Efficiency and Solar Retrofits

  • Chair: Kyle Bragg - President, 32BJ SEIU

  • Beth Cheverie - Marketing Expansion Coordinator, New York State Laborers

  • William Lynn - Business Manager, IUOE Local 30, and Vice President, IUOE

  • Lee Smith - Managing Member, American Solar Partners

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Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit:
Session 4 - Strong Unions, Sustainable Transport

  • Chair: JP Patafio - Vice President, TWU 100

  • Elizabeth Bunn - Labor Network for Sustainability

  • Alana Dave - Public Transit, International Transport Workers’ Federation

  • Micah Mitrosky - IBEW Local 569

  • Michael Yee - Director, Educational and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electrical Industry, IBEW Local 3

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Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit:
Session 5 - Maine, Texas, Illinois, Connecticut: Building Climate Jobs Organizations State by State

  • Chair: Mike Fishman - Climate Jobs National Resource Center, Former Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU

  • Pat Devaney - Secretary-Treasurer, Illinois AFL-CIO

  • Monserrat Garibay - Secretary-Treasurer, Texas AFL-CIO

  • John Harrity - Chair and Founding Member of the Board, CT Roundtable on Climate and Jobs

  • Cynthia Phinney - President, Maine AFL-CIO

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Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit:
Closing Remarks and the #BuildBackBetter Awards

Climate Jobs NY presented its Build Back Better Award to the following recipients for their leadership on building a sustainable future with good union jobs.

  • Chair: Henry Garrido - Executive Director, AFSCME District Council 37

  • Senator Chuck Schumer - U.S. Senator for New York

  • Nella Pineda-Marcon - RN, NYSNA Board Member

  • Gina McCarthy - President and CEO, NRDC

  • John Samuelsen - President, Transport Workers Union of America

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