Nice to see offshore wind looking alive and well with four proposals to Rhode Island Energy, from Avangrid, Orsted, SouthCoast Wind and Vineyard Offshore.

Big thanks to @pvdmayor PVD City Council Sue A Rachel Miller for signing our Municipal Building Decarbonization Ordinance, making Providence, RI a Climate Jobs City!
This a huge step and puts us well on our way to meet our goal of being carbon neutral by 2040!

Join us today at 2pm ET for a webinar on how the IRA's Direct Pay mechanism can build clean energy and create union jobs! Hear from the U.S. Treasury and labor leaders about how the public sector can harness these historic clean energy investments.

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“We see this as part of a regional effort to rebuild manufacturing jobs while we’re cleaning up the economy,' said Rhode Island AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Patrick Crowley via Connecticut Examiner 🛠️⚡️✊ #offshorewind #1union RI Building & Construction Trades Council The Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs Climate Jobs Massachusetts

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Join us Thursday, March 28th at noon for this month's virtual lunch and learn with Climate Jobs Rhode Island!
Learn about work being done for a just transition to an equitable, pro-worker, pro-climate green economy 🌎✊
Register now at bit.ly/CJRIVirtualLun…

When labor leads on climate, we win union jobs, clean buildings, and stronger communities! Climate Jobs Rhode Island is getting it done in Providence, where the city embraced a union-led plan for carbon-neutral municipal buildings by 2040 with strong labor standards. providencejournal.com/story/news/loc…

In last night’s #SOTU , President Biden spoke of the historic clean energy investments being made across the U.S.

The American #OffshoreWind industry is growing before our eyes, and workers and communities are reaping the incredible benefits.

Council Sets Energy Efficiency Timeline Requiring All City-Owned Buildings Go Carbon Neutral by 2040 council.providenceri.gov/2024/03/07/cou…

Well deserved 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

From Rhode Island’s ProvPort and Connecticut’s State Pier, American union workers are powering our Northeast #offshorewind hub and making South Fork Wind a reality.

Our energy future will be union built! Oronde is member of Iron Workers Union Local 37 who helped build the Block Island Wind Farm and is currently working offshore on Vineyard Wind I. Check out his full interview below! ⚡️🌊🔨
#OffshoreWind #1union RI Building & Construction Trades Council

Climate Jobs RI is hiring a Field Coordinator! Apply yourself or spread the word. We are excited to find great candidates who are committed to climate and economic justice. Details can be found at: bit.ly/CJRIFIELD

On November 30, Cornell ILR School's Climate Jobs Institute will launch their new report on growing apprenticeship readiness programs as a tool to build a diverse, equitable clean energy economy. 💪

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