How Clean Energy Jobs Can Kickstart Economic Recovery
Event Details
When
March 25, 2021
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
The American Rescue Plan will help defeat the pandemic and give Americans a chance to survive the COVID-induced economic crisis. This historic relief package, however, is only a first step. Policymakers are now focusing on ensuring the recovery can spur good jobs and opportunities for every region and population and do it in a way that speeds up the transition to clean energy.
On March 25th, 2021, Third Way held a digital event with a panel of experts from the Biden Administration, labor unions, and advocacy organizations discussing the possible paths forward, and potential challenges facing jobs, justice, and a clean energy-oriented economic recovery plan.
- Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Josh Freed, Senior Vice President for the Climate and Energy Program, Third Way
- Shalanda Baker, Deputy Director for Energy Justice, U.S. Department of Energy
- Heidi Binko, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Just Transition Fund
- Josh Nassar, Legislative Director, United Auto Workers
- Lindsey Walter, Deputy Director of the Climate and Energy Program, Third Way
- Moderated by Justin Worland, Senior Correspondent, TIME
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