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| Climate Jobs National Resource Center | |
|---|---|
| Name | Climate Jobs National Resource Center |
| Formation | 2018 |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Location | United States |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Leader title | Director |
Climate Jobs National Resource Center The Climate Jobs National Resource Center is a U.S.-based advocacy and training hub focused on coordinating labor-oriented responses to climate change. It connects trade unions, environmental groups, policy makers, and community organizations to advance workforce transition strategies, job creation, and infrastructure investment. The Center operates at the intersection of labor policy, environmental advocacy, and legislative action, providing toolkits, model agreements, and campaign support.
The Center serves as a nexus among American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Service Employees International Union, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, United Steelworkers, and other labor organizations, while engaging with environmental advocates like Sierra Club, 350.org, Greenpeace USA, Earthjustice, and Natural Resources Defense Council. It develops resources used by municipal governments such as New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle and informs federal initiatives associated with administrations including the Biden administration and legislative packages like the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and proposals related to a Green New Deal. The Center provides model language for collective bargaining used in negotiations influenced by standards from agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and policy guidance cited in deliberations involving U.S. Department of Labor and Environmental Protection Agency.
Founded amid growing labor-environment collaboration, the Center traces origins to campaigns following major events like the Paris Agreement negotiations and national mobilizations such as the People’s Climate March. Early institutional allies included Communication Workers of America and Amalgamated Transit Union, responding to shifts in industrial policy after rulings influenced by the Supreme Court of the United States and federal acts debated in the United States Congress. The formation drew on precedents set by organizations such as BlueGreen Alliance and programs shaped during the Obama administration climate initiatives, responding to economic dislocation evident in regions like the Rust Belt and energy transitions in states like West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The Center’s mission aligns with objectives advanced by unions and climate advocates: to secure high-quality jobs through public and private investment, to ensure labor standards in climate projects, and to support equitable transitions in fossil-fuel dependent communities. Goals reflect priorities similar to those advocated by leaders and organizations such as Elizabeth Warren staff proposals, policy frameworks discussed by Senate Finance Committee members, and workforce strategies modeled by institutions like National Governors Association. Objectives include shaping procurement rules in municipalities like Portland, Oregon and influencing state programs in places such as California under initiatives comparable to California Air Resources Board planning.
Programs include training curricula for electricians and technicians aligned with apprenticeship standards promoted by Department of Energy workforce grants and coordinated with entities like National Labor College-style training centers and community partners including Community Action Partnership. Initiatives produce toolkits for just transition planning used in campaigns linked to large infrastructure projects such as offshore wind developments off Massachusetts and transmission upgrades similar to projects in Texas overseen by regional transmission organizations like PJM Interconnection. The Center runs workshops paralleling campaigns by groups like Climate Justice Alliance and supports labor-community agreements modeled on accords from projects in Baltimore and Detroit.
The Center collaborates with national unions including International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and United Auto Workers, environmental NGOs such as Friends of the Earth and Union of Concerned Scientists, and advocacy networks like Labor Network for Sustainability. It engages with philanthropic actors similar to Rockefeller Foundation and policy institutes modeled on Brookings Institution and Center for American Progress to develop research used by state capitals such as Madison, Wisconsin and Denver, Colorado. International linkages reference labor-environment alliances that participated in forums alongside delegations to Conference of the Parties meetings.
Measured outcomes include incorporation of labor provisions in municipal green procurement policies in cities like San Francisco and Boston, bargaining wins that secured transition funds in industrial regions including Ohio and Michigan, and contributions to federal funding allocations cited during debates in the House of Representatives and Senate. The Center’s resources have been used in campaign victories for projects financed under programs resembling those administered by the Department of Transportation and grant competitions run by the EERE office within the Department of Energy.
Funding sources mirror mixes common to advocacy hubs: foundation grants from entities comparable to Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation, project-based support from labor federations like AFL–CIO central funds, and contract work with municipalities and state agencies such as those in New Jersey and Massachusetts. Governance typically involves a board composed of labor leaders, policy experts from institutions such as Urban Institute-style organizations, and representatives from environmental NGOs, with staff roles coordinating training, policy analysis, and campaign strategy akin to organizational structures at nonprofits like NRDC.
Category:Environmental organizations based in the United States