New York State’s Climate Act is the among the most ambitious climate laws in the world and requires New York to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030 and no less than 85 percent by 2050 from 1990 levels. (Adaptation and Resiliency), To develop the tools and partnerships needed to transition the Sunset Park Industrial area from a traditional 20th Century industrial operations model into a 21st Century climate resilient and sustainable industrial area adapted to climate change; such a transition will ensure the long term availability of business development and employment opportunities for NYC’s largest walk-to-work community, Sunset Park. Multiple oppressions multiply theimpact. May 5, 2020 - Open Letter to NYC’s Elected Officials Over 140 local organizations have come together to send NYC elected officials a message: as plans are made to rebuild from the devastation caused by Covid-19, the threats posed by climate change must be taken into account.Let's rebuild a …

(Adaptation), To engage community residents and local businesses in the public processes (land use planning, infrastructure design, permitting, etc.) Hundreds of young people of color gather to learn about climate justice and just transitions through an innovative agenda that is entirely developed and implemented by youth leaders. The Working Group will consult with the Environmental Justice Advisory Group and ensure that while we move the state toward a carbon neutral economy, all New Yorkers will reap the economic and environmental benefits of our nation-leading transition.

In June 2017, UPROSE presented in Washington D.C. at the Trans-Federal Workshop on Extreme Events, Environmental Health, and the Elderly, coordinated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Environmental Sciences. Solar Uptown Now brings northern Manhattan community members together to purchase solar as a group and lower the cost of solar installation. Optional support group to follow In New York City, the mayor’s office estimated that 60,000 people marched through the narrow streets of Lower Manhattan, while organizers put the total at 250,000. New York is leading the nation in the fight on climate change and the transition to a clean energy-powered economy. The Advisor will consult with sector-specific advisory panels and working groups to ensure that while we move the state toward a carbon neutral economy, all New Yorkers will reap the economic and environmental benefits of our nation-leading transition.

The biggest climate summit this year brought together folks in private, public, … ... senior director of the climate justice program at … The Climate Justice Working Group will hold its second meeting on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, at 2 p.m.

Captains will learn the fundamentals of climate change, climate justice and environmental justice. We will never distribute your personal information.

ET. Climate change will have an unequal impact on communities of color because it is a threat multiplier, meaning it will layer upon existing public health, economic, and racial injustices in the United States and around the world. Copyright © 1998-2020, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, All rights reserved. Captains will take inventory of who lives on their block and be a point person for neighbors in case of emergency. The “Transform Don’t Trash Campaign” looks to increase good jobs, recycling, and justice in the commercial waste industry. This event will be hosted by the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School. It has massive implications for social justice and human rights.

Climate Justice Advisor, The New York State Climate Action Council - Albany or New York City Office (#599) New York is leading the nation in the fight on climate change and the transition to a clean energy-powered economy. Climate change is the most critical and urgent issue facing our world, yet it is not just an issue of the “natural” environment. They advocated for me; they were our voice” – Michele Holmes, WE ACT Member. Women have lower socioeconomic status and power than men, so disasters leave us worse off. A public benefit corporation, NYSERDA has been advancing energy solutions and working to protect the environment since 1975. The Climate Act requires the state to invest or direct resources in a manner designed to ensure that disadvantaged communities to receive at least 35 percent, with the goal of 40 percent, of overall benefits of spending on: The First meeting of the Climate Justice Working Group was held on August 13, 2020.

Cynthia for NY – Clean Energy Economy and Climate Justice Agenda. Members of the public are welcome to listen to the meeting via webcast. Sustaining All Life and United to End Racism, https://www.sustainingalllife.org/events/women,-girls,-and-climate-justice. Please submit one file that includes both your cover letter and resume to recruiter@nyserda.ny.gov and include the Title and Job Code 599 in the Subject Line. From 2000 to 2010, nearly 50% of those affected by heat-related deaths in NYC were African Americans. Over 20% of all household earners control over 54% of the city’s wealth. In the wake of Superstorm Sandy the community urged UPROSE to help organize them adapt to the changing climate, prepare for the next storm and put the neighborhood on a block-by-block, building-by-building path to sustainability, adaptation and resilience.

Meeting Agenda [PDF].

Unfortunately, commercial waste continues to cause problems for local communities and workers, as well as the local environment, economy, and the city’s long-term sustainability. UPROSE is part of the TDT because its time we all start taking aggressive steps towards zero waste and that work begins in EJ communities like ours. Sharing stories of neighbors helping neighbors, and describing some of the unexpected problems and challenges families encountered, meeting participants declared “We are the First Responders!” Community members began to come up with community resiliency strategies and plans for organizing themselves to address the problems identified They also began to identify opportunities for climate adaptation projects in their own homes and neighborhood blocks to make the community more sustainable and resilient.

Without targeted investment in New York’s frontline communities, the same pollution burdens places like Northern Manhattan have long felt, will be replicated. To build a movement powerful enough to resolve the climate crisis, SAL and UER believe that the following barriers must be overcome: (1) longstanding divisions between nations and between groups of people caused by oppression (especially by racism, genocide of Indigenous people, and classism), (2) wide- spread feelings of discouragement and powerlessness, (3) a too-slow response to the escalating damage to the earth’s climate, (4) difficulties in effectively addressing the connections between the environmental crisis and the failures of our economic system.

Attend trainings and workshops at the Climate Justice Center within UPROSE. Climate Justice. Captain will help coordinate climate adaptability workshops between UPROSE and their block residents.

A plan to create resilience in the face of the disproportionate impacts of climate change on poor and working class communities.

Now is the time for New York to exhibit leadership and to show our children and the nation what a new, robust and flourishing clean energy economy can and should look like. Copyright 2020 NYSERDA New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Radioactive Waste Policy and Nuclear Coordination, Senior Project Manager, Utility Affairs & Strategic Partnerships - Albany or New York City Office (#562), Project Manager, Modeling & Analytics (#568) - Albany Office, Senior Project Manager, Energy and Environmental Analysis (#569) - Albany Office, Senior Project Manager, Energy and Environmental Analysis (#571) - Albany and New York City Office, Director, Research & Development (#584) - Albany or New York City Office, Project Manager, Modeling & Analytics - Albany Office (#589), Senior Advisor, Offshore Wind Economic Development - Albany or New York City Office (#590), Project Manager, Offshore Wind Contract Management - Albany or New York City Office (#591), Project Manager, Offshore Wind Procurement - Albany or New York City Office (#592), Senior Development Project Manager, Large-Scale Renewable Development - Albany Office (#593), Senior Development Associate, Large-Scale Renewable Development - Albany Office (#594), Permitting Project Manager, Large-Scale Renewable Development - Albany Office (#595), Site Prospecting Project Manager, Large-Scale Renewable Development - Albany Office (#596), Director, Large-Scale Renewable Development - Albany Office (#597), Executive Director, The New York State Climate Action Council - Albany or New York City Office (#598), Climate Justice Advisor, The New York State Climate Action Council - Albany or New York City Office (#599), Microsoft Office Apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Lead the development and execution of the Climate Action Council’s Plan in accordance with the requirements of the Climate Law, Advance the work for research, advocacy, leadership, advancement of environmental and climate justice through coalition-building, multicultural collaborative, inclusive, and accessible environments for leading development of energy policies that meet the diverse needs of Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities, Engage with involved stakeholders and constituents to inform the overall strategy, Contribute expert input to the Climate Justice Working Group and Environmental Justice Advisory Group activities, Coordinate high quality, on message, accurate, and timely follow up to inquiries from the Governor’s office, CAC members, media, and key external constituencies, Perform other responsibilities as assigned, 5 years of professional experience in environmental justice, climate policy, clean and renewable energy policy development or implementation, Genuine passion and commitment to cultivating racial and equity competencies in climate change and environmental justice, Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to effectively present and execute innovative ideas, Strong organizational and analytical skills; ability to quickly aggregate and analyze information, Proven ability to successfully work within and lead a dynamic diverse team to handle multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities and meet deadlines, Proven ability to anticipate needs in advance, multi-task, plan ahead, and react positively to new assignments, Proven ability to build confidence, and effective working relationships among individuals at all levels, Strong attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy in all duties, Doreen M. Harris, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer.

Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. The Climate Group, Inc. is also a US-based 501(c)3 with EIN 43-2073566. Actions Saturday, September 12th & Sunday, September 13th, we will have a Racial Justice/Climate Justice Art Build in preparation for the march. The Climate Justice Working Group will hold its second meeting on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, at 2 p.m. We spoke to the public health impacts of extreme weather and acculturation on the elderly Latino population in the United States. New York currently only gets 4% of its electricity from solar and wind. ET. required to adapt the community’s infrastructure to climate change. All New Yorkers want to live and work in safe, healthy communities. Audio: Dial 1-518-549-0500; Access code: 171 265 8298 #

Consistent with Executive Orders issued by Governor Cuomo and in keeping with measures designed … UPROSE has monitored air quality and tracked truck activity around specific facilities and intersections in Sunset Park. The climate emergency disproportionately impacts girls and women and the essential work that we do.

This is a question that the NYC administration is looking to address in many ways, one of the which is the appointment of EJ leaders to posts in their offices like the Office of Climate Policy and Programs and appointments to bodie (Resiliency), To engage community members and local businesses in leadership development and in a block-by-block, building-by-building assessment, mapping and relationship–building process to create, implement and manage a truly grassroots-led climate adaptation and community resiliency plan.

The voices of vulnerable communities must be amplified because they had the least to do with creating climate change, but will be the first to feel its impacts.

Transition to 100% Renewable Energy. The climate crisis creates societal instability, which increases rape and other violence against women.

The Climate Justice Advisor will provide a critical advisory role in the CAC process by offering strategic advice for incorporating the requirements for clean energy investments of the Climate Act in the Scoping Plan, as well as identifying the opportunities for investments to address energy issues and advance equitable solutions across State agencies/authorities for disadvantage economic communities of color. Captains will be trained to implement climate resiliency strategies. The impact of environmental destruction and climate change falls most heavily on the groups targeted by these oppressions, and on other vulnerable populations (including populations of people who are elderly, disabled and very young).

Additionally, the Climate Act creates the Climate Action Council (CAC) comprised of the leaders of various state agencies and authorities as well as legislative appointments to develop a plan (Scoping Plan) outlining how the state will achieve an 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2050, and eventually net zero emissions in all sectors of the economy. We become better able to think, speak out, organize, unite, and lead others in building a sustainable world.

(Adaptation and Resiliency). By 2080, New York is expected to see 3,331 heat-related deaths. We will: Inequality across New York City is severe and rising, which will make matters worse. ★ Learn the approaches used by Sustaining All Life and United to End Racism to heal from the damage of oppression, increase our effectiveness in the climate justice movement, and prevent burnout The New School and the NYC Environmental Justice Advisory Board. climate Justice youth Summit. In English, interpreted into Kikuyu and Spanish