 California Workforce, Education, and Training Needs Assessment for Energy Efficiency, Distributed Generation and Demand Response
March 17, 2011, by the UC Berkeley Donald Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy
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As mandated in the California Long Term Energy Efficiency Strategic plan, this study provides recommendations to the California Public Utilities Commission and other agencies on the workforce strategies needed to achieve the state’s ambitious energy efficiency goals.
The National Center for a Clean Energy Workforce: A Scoping Study
June 22, 2010, By Carol Zabin, Chris Benner, and Chris Tilly
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Researched and produced for the California Energy Commission, this report examines options for the development of a National Center for the Clean
Energy Workforce (NCCEW). The goal of the NCCEW is to help strengthen the capacity of California and other states to build a clean energy economy rooted in a skilled workforce with broad access to good green jobs, focusing on three broad sectors: renewable energy, energy efficiency, and clean energy
vehicles. The report lays out three possible options for the focus of the center, discusses specific possible functions of the center, and lays out choices related to the structure and institutional home of the center.
The Impact of Climate Change Policies on Carbon-Intensive Manufacturing Industries in Oregon
November 2009, by Carol Zabin, Andrea Buffa, and Lynn Scholl
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This policy brief focuses on the potential impact of climate change policies like cap-and-trade programs on carbon-intensive manufacturing in Oregon. In particular, it addresses the risk of "leakage" in Oregon's carbon-intensive manufacturing. Leakage refers to the movement of production (and greenhouse gas emissions and jobs) from a region with stringent emissions standards to one with lower standards, and is of particular concern to labor unions and other worker advocates.
Addressing the Employment Impacts of AB 32, California's Global Warming Solutions Act
February 2009, by Carol Zabin and Andrea Buffa
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» Letter to the editor by Carol Zabin, Los Angeles Business Times, March 22, 2010
This policy brief analyzes the job impacts of AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, and highlights the policy design options that can best promote both lower greenhouse gas emissions and good jobs.
California's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: A Background Paper for Labor Unions
August 2008
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This background paper analyzes AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, a landmark law which aims to dramatically reduce California's greenhouse gas emissions. The paper focuses on AB 32's potential impact on California jobs and workers, and highlights ways that California labor unions can influence the implementation process to promote both lower emissions and good jobs.
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