Research, ideas, and leadership for a more secure, peaceful world
Brad Markell, AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council, Rachel Cleetus,Union of Concerned Scientists, Bobbi Kates-Garnick, Tufts, Moderator: Henry Lee
Featuring:
Brad Markell, Executive Director of the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council
Rachel Cleetus, Lead Economist and Climate Policy Manager at the Union of Concerned Scientists
Barbara Kates-Garnick, Professor of Practice at The Fletcher School and Interim Director of the Energy, Climate and Innovation Program at the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy
Moderated by: Henry Lee, Director of the Environment and Natural Resources Program at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Please join the Environment and Natural Resources Program, the BlueGreen Alliance, and the Energy and Environment PIC for a discussion on the Just Transition to a low carbon economy. Speakers will address the potential impacts on workers in the fossil fuel sectors, as well as how environmental groups, labor groups, and policymakers can work together to achieve a fair and sustainable transition.
Brad Markell is the Executive Director of the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council (IUC) and chairs the AFL-CIO energy task force. Prior to joining the AFL-CIO, Brad was an International Representative with the UAW in Detroit for 15 years, where his duties included helping develop and advance the union’s positions on energy and environmental policy, and performing costing and financial analysis for bargaining.
Rachel Cleetus is the lead economist and climate policy manager with the Climate and Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. She designs and advocates for effective global warming policies at the federal, regional, state, and international levels. She also analyzes the economic costs of inaction on climate change. Prior to joining UCS, Dr. Cleetus worked as a consultant for the World Wildlife Fund, performing policy-focused research on the links between sustainable development, trade, and ecosystems in Asia and Africa.
Barbara Kates-Garnick is Professor of Practice at The Fletcher School. Most recently she served as the Undersecretary of Energy for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts where she was responsible for guiding energy policy. She also served as the Co-chair of Massachusetts’ Global Warming Solutions Act Implementation Advisory Committee that oversees the implementation of the Commonwealth’s Global Warming Solutions Act.