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September 29, 2021
Hello and welcome to Climate Change Solutions!
We are continuing our focus on climate jobs, with an emphasis on adaptation and resilience. Our updated Climate Jobs fact sheet is live, accompanied by an explainer on the what and where of adaptation and resilience jobs. The fact sheet accompanies yesterday's briefing Growing the Climate Workforce, which covered the impact four climate policies currently being considered by Congress could have on workforce development.
We explore climate resilience and adaptation nationwide, from Climate Hubs in California providing farmers with training and technical assistance, to mobilizing young people for environmental action in the Great Lakes Climate Corps, to how a summer hearing could inform current debates on a national Climate Corps.
We also discuss Climate as a National Security Threat with retired three-star general and EESI board member Jeff Talley during the latest episode of EESI's podcast, The Climate Conversation.
EESI is excited to announce our latest briefing series What Congress Needs to Know in the Lead Up to COP26.
The first briefing of the series is October 8 and features Sir Robert Watson, lead author of the U.N. Environment Programme's report Making Peace with Nature and former U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres and in discussion on Creating Policies, Coalitions, and Actions for Global Sustainable Development. RSVP today!
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In a summer House Natural Resources Subcommittee hearing, local corps leaders suggested federal Civilian Climate Corps (CCC) spending could be used to raise wages for participants in already-existing corps and complement and expand local corps capacity.
The House Natural Resources Committee approved $3.5 billion in funding for a CCC and a Tribal CCC in September during budget reconciliation markups, but details on how the programs would be implemented are still pending. [click for more]
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When adaptation projects in the Great Lakes region need to get done, a nonprofit called the Superior Watershed Partnership mobilizes their Great Lakes Climate Corps, a group of young adults specializing in hands-on climate adaptation, resilience, and conservation work. [click for more]
From September 13 to 24, House Committees completed their marathon markups on the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. Highlights include:
The House Energy and Commerce Committee moved forward with its section of the bill, which includes a $150 billion Clean Electricity Performance Program.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved an estimated $235 billion for clean energy, including extending tax credits for renewable energy.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved $715 billion to improve wastewater and drinking water infrastructure and invest in zero-emissions vehicles and high-speed rail.
Additionally, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on recycling and the circular economy. In the House, the Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the role of voluntary carbon markets for mitigating climate change from the agriculture sector. Finally, several pieces of legislation were introduced in the House and Senate to help fund clean energy projects, including S.2766, H.R.5367, and H.R.5369. See EESI's full environmental legislative trackers for September 13 to 17 and September 20 to 24.
Fact Sheet | Climate Jobs (2021) [5 min. read]
Responding to the climate crisis provides an immense opportunity for job creation. EESI's updated fact sheet outlines the state-of-play for a wide range of climate jobs in the U.S., including--for the first time in our climate jobs fact sheet--careers that focus on climate resilience and adaptation. [click for more]
Adaptation Jobs Explainer: Understanding this Critical and Growing Workforce
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Renewable energy and energy efficiency have long defined the workforce of the clean energy sector. Yet, there are more and more areas of work—beyond renewable energy and energy efficiency—that are contributing to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and addressing the impacts of climate change.
This year, EESI added an adaptation and resilience jobs section to our Climate Jobs fact sheet for the first time, to start to capture this wider diversity of jobs. [click for more]
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This week, Dan and Syd spoke with American businessman, environmental engineer, retired three-star general, and EESI board member Jeff Talley, about how the military’s perspective towards climate change has evolved over time as well as how the business sector is taking strides for a decarbonized future. [click for more]
EESI's fossil fuel subsidies fact sheet was cited in Texas Climate News.
EESI's aviation fact sheet was cited in TechBullion.
Upcoming Events
Briefing Series: What Congress Needs to Know in the Lead Up to COP26
Join us for a briefing series on what Congress needs to know before and after the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Creating Policies, Coalitions, and Actions for Global Sustainable Development: A Conversation with Sir Robert Watson and Christiana Figueres
Friday, October 8 11:30am - 1:00pm
Join us for a briefing to explore cross-cutting challenges—climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, and pollution—facing the United States and countries around the world, and how policymakers are finding and implementing solutions to these challenges.
This briefing kicks off EESI’s Congressional briefing series, What Congress Needs to Know in the Lead Up to COP26.
Momentum on Climate Adaptation
Friday, October 15 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Climate adaptation is one of the priority work areas for COP26. This briefing will focus on the initiatives launched or scaled up in recent years that underpin the momentum on adaptation and resilience and that will inform conversations at COP26.
The Role of International Climate Finance
Wednesday, October 20 1:00pm - 2:30pm
International climate finance is a critical tool to increase access to climate mitigation and adaptation resources to address the growing threat of climate change. The briefing will discuss the current state of international climate finance, the role and status of the Green Climate Fund and other funding mechanisms, and Congress’s role in meeting U.S. climate finance commitments.
The Negotiations: What’s on the Table
Friday, October 22 1:00pm - 2:30pm
COP26 is set to cover a wide range of topics, from negotiations on carbon markets to discussions on loss and damage, climate finance, and updated emission reduction goals in countries’ nationally determined contributions (NDCs). This briefing will bring together experts to explain the key areas of negotiation expected to be at play at COP26, review possible outcomes, and explore what it all means for Congress.
Recap of COP26: Key Outcomes and What Comes Next
Thursday, November 18 10:30am - 12:00pm Briefing notice to be published soon!
With dozens of events and negotiating sessions happening at any one time during the two weeks of COP, it can be challenging to keep up with all the details. This briefing will review the key outcomes of COP26 and provide context and nuance to the main headlines coming out of the meeting. Panelists will then dive into takeaways from international, private sector, and local government perspectives.
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