The Greening of the Golden State: An Overview of California’s Green
Workforce
April 2010 California total civilian labor force: 16 million people Official unemployment 2.2 million people Green jobs as a percent of total employment California - 3.8%
http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=40388
Environment Defense Fund Map of CA Green Industries
California Policies Driving the Green Workforce
1.) California Green Collar Jobs Act - Est. of the Green Collar Jobs Council http://www.cwib.ca.gov/special_committees/green_collar_jobs_council 2.) Assembly Bill 32 – Global Warming Solutions Act http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/factsheets/ab32factsheet.pdf
3.) Assembly Bill 811– Property Assessed Clean Energy Finance Incentives http://www.energy.ca.gov/proceedings/2008-ALT-1/
4.) California Green Jobs Corps http://www.californiavolunteers.org/index.php/GreenJobsCorps/
California Green Collar
Jobs Council
Generating and storing renewable energy Recycling existing materials Energy efficient product manufacturing, distribution, construction, installation, and maintenance Education, compliance and awareness Natural and sustainable product manufacturing
California’s Working Definition of “Green”
Assembly Bill 32 – Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 Established a timetable to bring California into near compliance with
the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol; roughly a 25% reduction.
Implemented a statewide Green House Gas emissions cap for 2020, based on 1990 standards. By 2050, emissions must be reduced to 80% below 1990 levels.
Mandatory reporting rules for significant sources of greenhouse gases by January 1, 2008.
I. Innovative Municipal Financing
I. PACE district Implementation
Assembly Bill 811Property Assessed Clean Energy
Finance (PACE)
Sonoma CountySonoma CountyEnergy Independence Energy Independence
ProgramProgram
Partners: Government, Business and Workforce, Nonprofits, Education
Green Jobs
Saved:• Water• Energy• Money
Programs
Financing
Workforce
Training
Businesses
San Joaquin Valley Green San Joaquin Valley Green Jobs CorpsJobs Corps
Environmental Stewardship
Civic Responsibility
Community Service
Work Experience
Educational Component – Soft Skills
Green Skills Certificate
Clean Energy Workforce Training Program
Project Examples:
Northern Rural Training and Employment Consortium:
Green Building and Clean Energy Retraining Partnerships
Kern/Inyo/Mono Workforce Investment Board:Green Building and Clean Energy Pre-Apprenticeship
Training
Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Board:Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle
Technologies Workforce Development and Training
California’s Leading Emerald Cities
Los Angeleshttp://www.ladwp.com/library/statichtml/homepage_greenla.html
South Bayhttp://www.greenworkforce.info/
San Jose – Silicon Valleyhttp://www.sanjoseca.gov/greenvision/
http://www.sanjoseca.gov/greenvision/
I. 2007 Green Jobs Act
II. 2010 Home Star Energy Retrofit Act
National Policies Driving the California Green
Economy
Additional Resources:
CA Employment Development Department Labor Market Information Divisionhttp://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/contentpub/GreenDigest/CaliforniaGreenEconomy.pdf
California Next 10 Reportwww.nextten.org
Enhancing the CA Economy Interactive Websitehttp://www.ca.green.ideascale.com/
Making Green Work: Best Practices in Green-Collar Job Traininghttp://ellabakercenter.org/makinggreenwork
Environmental Defense Fund: Mapping CA’s Green Economyhttp://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=40388