Mayor Adams revealed a new ‘green-collar’ jobs plan for the city.
File photo courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday unveiled a new plan aimed at ensuring New York City’s position as a leader in the newly-emerging environmentally-conscious economy.
In partnership with New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the mayor’s Office of Talent and Workforce Development (NYCTalent), Adams on Feb. 28 announced a new Green Economy Action Plan which seeks to expand on the city’s existing environmental sector by investing in new jobs and initiatives which combat climate change.
The first-of-its-kind plan will help train New Yorkers — particularly those from environmentally disenfranchised communities — to help fill the 400,000 “green-collar” jobs projected to be available in the Big Apple by 2040, dramatically more than the estimated 133,000 available today.
This plan is different from the mayor’s “PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done” which was released last year and highlights the longterm steps the city is taking to protect New Yorkers from the dangers caused by climate change.
“Our city didn’t recover the nearly 1 million jobs we lost during the pandemic and reach a new private-sector job high by looking backward — we did it by building an economy of the future,” said Adams. “And we must draw on all our resources to protect our city from the effects of climate change.”
According to the mayor’s office, the new Action Plan will work to simultaneously address and resolve issues caused by climate change, while providing a stable and prosperous economy while providing some economic advancement to individuals who may not have otherwise had the opportunity.
The plan highlights new approaches and opportunities embedded in various communities to help New Yorkers get a jumpstart on their environmentally-conscious futures.
Some of these new approaches…
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