Green Jobs in California
Labor Center Projects
Climate Change Policy Conference
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Conference; 5:30 PM Reception
UC Berkeley International House
2299 Piedmont Avenue; Berkeley, CA
Carbon pricing policies like cap-and-trade programs are being proposed or implemented to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California, the Western states of the US and Canada, and nationally. This conference will explore the design options within carbon pricing policies that shape impacts on employment and equity. Presenters will include leading policy makers, economists, labor leaders, environmental justice advocates, business leaders, environmentalists, and others.
Videos of many of the conference workshops and plenaries can be viewed at webcast.berkeley.edu.
AGENDA
| 8:30-9:00 |
Welcome and Overview
Introduction: Carol Zabin, UC Berkeley Labor Center
Art Pulaski, California Labor Federation
Bob Balgenorth, President, State Building & Construction Trades Council of CA
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| 9:00-10:30 |
Opening Plenary: Climate Change, Economic and Carbon Pricing Overview
Moderator: Andrea Buffa, UC Berkeley Labor Center
Speakers:
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| 10:45-12:00 |
Morning Workshops
- In-depth workshop on carbon pricing policy options
Moderator: Azibuike Akaba, Health Care Without Harm
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- Common issues for labor and environmental justice groups
Moderator: Rachel Morello-Frosch, UC Berkeley
Speakers:
- Lisa Hoyos, AFL-CIO Download Presentation
- Nia Robinson, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative
- Erin Rogers, Union of Concerned Scientists Download Presentation
- Miya Yoshitani, Asian Pacific Environmental Network
- The politics of cap and trade in California and the West
Moderator: Bill Magavern-Sierra Club
Speakers:
- Barbara Byrd, Oregon AFL-CIO
- Jane Williams, California Communities Against Toxics
- Elliot Hoffman, New Voice of Business
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| 12:15-1:15 |
Lunch & Keynote Address
Introduction of Speaker: Cheryl Brown, UC Berkeley Labor Center
Speaker: Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California
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| 1:30-3:00 |
Afternoon Plenary: Economic & Equity Impact of Carbon Pricing Policies
Moderator: Jim Beno, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
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| 3:00-4:15 |
Afternoon Workshops
- Leakage: What it is and polices to prevent it
Moderator: Carol Zabin, UC Berkeley Labor Center
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- Carbon revenues: How auction funds or tax funds can smooth the transition to the green
economy
Moderator: Carla Din, Apollo Alliance
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- Complementary policies: Energy efficiency standards, RPS, clean car measures, public transit
measures, and others
Moderator: Michele McGeoy, Solar Richmond
Speakers:
- Jeff Rickert, AFL-CIO
- Ian Kim, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
- Carli Paine, TransForm
- Marc Joseph, Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo
- Global equity issues
Moderator: Cheryl Brown, UC Berkeley Labor Center
Speakers:
- Neil Tangri, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)
- Jill Kubit, Cornell Global Labor Institute
- Victor Menotti, International Forum on Globalization
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| 4:15-5:30 |
Closing Plenary: Where Do We Go From Here?
Moderator: Barbara Byrd, Oregon AFL-CIO
Speakers:
- Dave Foster-Blue, Green Alliance
- Vivian Buckingham, Ceres
- Virgil Welch, California Air Resources Board
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Please join us for a reception upstairs immediately following the conference
Thank you to our sponsors and funders:
UC Berkeley Labor Center, Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, French American Charitable Trust, Pacific Gas and Electric, Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN), and others.
This event has been certified as a green event by the UC Berkeley Office of Sustainability. Air travel for the event was offset through a donation to the UC Berkeley Climate Action Fund.
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