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Country: Examples from EPI and other countries
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Governmental office or organisations of contributors: Department of Energy, Canadian Natural Resources, EU Commission
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Names of contributors: Debra Rowe, Evangeline Mengelkoch, Rob Horner
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Policy topics - Questions? email Green_Workforce@ncwe.org Policy already passed - include linksPolicy in process - trying to pass - Yes/NoGap - no policy and no plan to pass it - Yes/NoHigh priority - Yes/NoAlready communicating importance with stakeholders to facilitate bigger and faster program implementation (include links)Have not yet communicated about this with stakeholders and want to communicate to empower implementers - Yes/NoWhat strategies have you used to communicate to stakeholders - e.g. newsletter or other announcement to networks, website posting, write up an announcement or hosting events for stakeholder networks (e.g. university chancellor networks, employer associations) Other useful resources
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Workforce Policies and Programs (alphabetically listed)
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Aggregated workforce policies in a national plan
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Business development and product education for business owners US - https://www.energy.gov/policy/articles/does-office-policy-delivering-clean-energy-economy-2022-year-review Canada - https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/training/initiatives/sustainable-jobs/plan.html
International Community of Practice on Greening Govenments (sponsored by Canada and US) - https://www.sustainability.gov/ggi/; US example - https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Inflation-Reduction-Act-Guidebook.pdf
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Career advising about clean energy career pathways for all, especially women/marginalized groups
http://www.globalwomennet.org/ - global women's network for the energy transition
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Curricular development and updating for stand alone programs on solar, wind etc.
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Curricular integration of green skills into existing curricula in programs such as heating and cooling, electrical, transportation
US - https://www.skillscommons.org/discover?query=energy
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Job placement and retention programs/processes
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Labor market analysis &/or employers' survey of skills gap and demandUS Building Science Education Solution Center - https://bsesc.energy.gov/training-modules/hvac-business-development
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Professional development and policies for procurement staff
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Professional development for governmental officials and investors/financiers to facilitate decisions for accelerated clean energy implementation
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Professional development for instructorsUS - created a repository - https://www.skillscommons.org/
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Skills training for coal and other fossil fuel workersUS - Appalachia https://www.arc.gov/power/
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Structure/incentives for apprenticeships, labor market institutional policyEuropean Union, India and the United States introduced policy incentives to support domestic PV production and fix a concentrated supply chain.
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Student recruitment into the clean energy sector
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Tripartite structure: employers, trade union- workers and governmental entities coordination
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Economic policies for an inclusive and robust clean energy transition below
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Energy literacy for all students and the publicUS - Better Buildings and GHG Emissions Reduction Audit A Checklist for Owners. Also Solar Energy Technologies OfficeAll strategies used
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Human Needs Based ApproachAssessment tool for policies to vet for human needs approach - see Mission Innovation on Resources sheet
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Inclusive Green Economy (e.g. energy access, energy poverty reduction, affordability of essential services)US - focus on benefits for the most vulnerable communities https://www.whitehouse.gov/environmentaljustice/justice40/
US tool - Identifying Disadvantaged and economically/environmentally stressed communities example - https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en/#12.87/42.66552/-83.27843
Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool - https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en/#3/33.47/-97.5
UK - using media to engage people in solutions - https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/our-work/climate-change-resilience/ 		GGKP - https://www.greenfinanceplatform.org/research/powering-gender-just-energy-transition
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Manufacturing and supply chain policies related to clean energy transition
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Sustainable Living education and incentivesPolicy brief from UNEP - https://www.unep.org/resources/policy-and-strategy/enabling-sustainable-lifestyles-climate-emergencyUNEP Sustainable Lifestyles program - https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/resource-efficiency/what-we-do/sustainable-lifestyles
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Transforming economies for coal and other fossil fuel communitiesUS previous policies and sustainable procurement guidelines for all the federal agencies - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/01/26/07-374/strengthening-federal-environmental-energy-and-transportation-management All strategies used
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Additional policy types can be added by participants
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Higher Education Sustainability InitiativesPlatform from South Africa for sharing reports - https://www.usaf.ac.za/higher-education-sustainability-community-of-practice/
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Comprehensive legislation to meet the climate targetsEU - 'Fit for 55': Council adopts key pieces of legislation delivering on 2030 climate targets - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/04/25/fit-for-55-council-adopts-key-pieces-of-legislation-delivering-on-2030-climate-targets/
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