OLYMPIA—Governor Jay Inslee recently attended Climate Week NYC and was recognized as one of 50 honorees to Forbes Magazine’s inaugural Sustainability Leaders List. The list was vetted by a panel of climate experts: Sylvia Earle, Laurene Powell Jobs, Bill McKibben, Nnimmo Bassey and Tom Baruch. The event hosted by Climate Group, brought together over 600 events and activities “to drive climate action, fast,” according to the international nonprofit’s website. Encouraging climate-focused workforce planning that is rooted in evidence and aligns with states’ existing workforce development and education systems, increasing capacity of states’ workforce systems and improving data collection and reporting as needed. This Initiative builds on several federal-state collaborations and federal investments under the Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and CHIPS and Science Act.

Source: Forbes October 07, 2024 22:47 UTC