Building the Clean Energy Workforce of the Future

Understanding gaps in workforce development for the clean energy transition

Labor is the linchpin of our climate goals. Without a highly-trained, diverse, and substantial workforce, we risk letting our clean energy investments fall flat. But federal policy has done little to address gaps in workforce development and training programs. To inform federal workforce development policy, we aim to model the future demand for skilled labor – how much and where we need it – to meet the pace of clean energy and electrification necessary to meet climate targets. We will then use these projections to identify the gaps and propose policy pathways to build a more robust clean energy workforce. 

Roadmap to a Just Transition on California’s Central Coast

We’re also doing this work locally, partnering with the UCSB Community Labor Center to model fossil fuel job loss and clean energy job growth in California’s Central Coast. This analysis will be used by unions, community groups, and state officials to ensure a “just transition” for fossil fuel workers.