Brookings: Expanding Climate Careers While Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Brookings is hosting an online event on Expanding Climate Careers While Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on Wednesday, January 26^th, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

Millions of workers—women and men, unemployed and underemployed, younger students and adult learners—are searching for long-term careers, not just short-term jobs, as the economy emerges from the economic lows of the pandemic. Constructing, operating, and overseeing the country’s infrastructure, especially those skillsets focused on climate upgrades, offer a variety of positions that pay higher wages, require shorter-term credentials, and need a new generation of talent. A surge in federal resources, including the Infrastructure Investment and Job Act (IIJA), offers a generational opportunity to accelerate momentum around these careers, but leaders across the country need to be ready to harness this funding in ways that expand opportunities to the full diversity of our workforce.

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