Nov/Dec 2020 Green Jobs Report + Funding the Future - Green Banks
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This is monthly Green Jobs Report for November/December 2020, with our regular update on how the ongoing health and economic environment is impacting the workplace, and the role that green jobs and a green new deal can play in helping to rebuild stronger, more resilient, more inclusive economies.
In addition, we also take a deeper look at the role that public banks can play in accelerating investment into renewable energy and encouraging the creation of green jobs and other elements of a sustainable society. We will discuss the following questions:
In addition, we also take a deeper look at the role that public banks can play in accelerating investment into renewable energy and encouraging the creation of green jobs and other elements of a sustainable society. We will discuss the following questions:
- How are green jobs fairing in the second wave of COVID-19?
- What role can public banks play in accelerating a green transition?
- Where are the best places to start?
- Raúl Carrillo, Deputy Director of the LPE Project & Associate Research Scholar at Yale Law School
- Sylvia Chi, California Public Banking Alliance, & Policy Director of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network
- Dr. Scott Fullwiler, Associate Professor in Economics, University of Missouri at Kansas City
- Amir Khaleghi, PhD candidate in Economics, University of Missouri at Kansas City