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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Green economy initiatives and job growth
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Andrew Kimball outlines EDC's vision for growing New York City's green economy and creating sustainable job opportunities for New Yorkers.
- Release of the Green Economy Action Plan in February
- Plan to invest in jobs and sectors that combat climate change
- Goal to create nearly 400,000 green collar jobs in New York City by 2040
- Focus on training and positioning New Yorkers, particularly from environmentally disadvantaged communities, for green jobs
Andrew Kimball
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Similar to tech and life sciences, EDC sees the green economy as a major source of growth for New York City in the coming years and decades.
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Last February, we joined the administration to announce the release of the Green Economy Action Plan, a first of its kind plan laying out a road map to growing the city's green economy.
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The plan invests in jobs and sectors that will help the city combat climate change and train and position New Yorkers particularly those from environmentally disadvantaged communities to benefit from the nearly 400,000 green collar jobs in New York City by 02/1940.
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Underlying all of our work is a commitment to an investment in the development of New York City's greatest asset, its people.
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We do this by supporting diverse entrepreneurship, expanding workforce development, and improving access to MWDB firms.