Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference

The February 2009 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference was organized by the Blue Green Alliance to develop partnerships between labor and environmental groups to expand job potential in the green economy. The 2,500-participant conference included a breakout panel highlighting the CGGC report Manufacturing Climate Solutions. A second panel featured speakers from three innovative companies highlighted in the report.



Manufacturing Climate Solutions in a Carbon Constrained World

Workshop 26, February 5, 2009

The demand for climate solutions will create — very directly — manifold economic and job opportunities in many sectors, from core industries such as renewable and energy-efficiency businesses to traditional areas such as construction trades, pipefitting and electrical jobs. Equally important is the vast supporting cast of industries that make these low-carbon products possible. This session will look at recent research mapping the economic opportunities "hidden" in supply chains for low-carbon technologies, but focusing on the manufacturing of specific climate solutions including LED Lighting, concentrating solar, high performance windows, auxiliary power units for trucks, and a new method for treating hog wastes.

Moderator:
Melissa Carey, Climate Change Policy Specialist
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

Speakers:
Gary Gereffi, Director, and Marcy Lowe, Research Associate
Center on Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness, Duke University

Bob Baugh, Executive Director
Industrial Union Council, AFL-CIO

Abraham Breehey, Director of Legislative Affairs
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers



Business Case Studies - Climate Solutions and Job Creation

Workshop 45, February 6, 2009

Given growing state policies to encourage renewables, energy efficiency, and/or carbon reductions, businesses across the country are already adding jobs to meet this green demand. This session will profile several companies that are already "in the green" in terms of growing business and adding jobs.

Moderator:
Jackie Prince Roberts, Director
Sustainable Technologies, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

Speakers:
Dick Munson, Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Public Affairs
Recycled Energy Development

Greg Merritt, Vice President Global Marketing
Cree, Inc.

J.D. Sitton, CEO
Infinia Corporation