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The Pembina Institute hosted a webinar to address one of the most important and sensitive questions on climate change: how can workers benefit in a transition to a net-zero economy?
Worldwide, energy sources are diversifying. Workers, especially those in high-emitting sectors, deserve a plan for good jobs and prosperity in communities across Canada. In a globalized, rapidly warming and technologically advancing world, many trends affect jobs and the economy. Proactive governments can put in place the foundations for stability and prosperity that empower workers and foster community resiliency, ensuring that the energy transition is a win-win for everyone.
This free webinar has three aims:
- To make the case for a long-term plan that will enable workers to lead and benefit from the energy transition
- To explore the opportunities and limits of the Sustainable Jobs Act
- To provide an overview of findings Sustainable Jobs Blueprint, co-developed by the Canadian Labour Congress and Pembina, and discuss what experts feel will lead to a worker-friendly pathway to a net-zero energy future
Panellists
Meg Gingrich
Meg Gingrich is the Assistant to the National Director at the United Steelworkers Canadian National Office. She is the senior administrative and policy advisor to the USW in Canada with lead responsibility on issues relating to trade, industrial policy, and the green economy. She also acts as the central liaison on these issues with the leadership of the union in the United States. She also serves as president of Blue Green Canada, an organization co-founded by the Steelworkers bringing together labour and environmental groups to advocate for clean, sustainable jobs.
Tricia Williams
Tricia Williams brings a strong background across anthropology, sociology and economics disciplines to her role as Future Skills Centre’s Director of Research, Evaluation and Knowledge Mobilization. She has particular expertise in the future of work including digital economies, skills development, migration and gender. At the FSC, Tricia leads a pan-Canadian research strategy focused on advancing the FSC’s strategic goals. She also collaborates closely with FSC's partners on the broader evidence agenda, ensuring that knowledge is generated and mobilized for uptake and usage.
Tamara Krawchenko
Tamara Krawchenko is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria, Associate Director of the Institute for Integrated Energy Systems and Chair of the Local Governance Hub. She is an expert in comparative public policy, regional development and sustainability transitions and is a strategic research area lead for the CFREF-funded program of research on Accelerating Community Energy Transformation.
Moderators
Megan Gordon
Megan Gordon is a senior analyst for the Pembina Institute's Equitable Transition team. Megan is passionate about people-centered climate policy and supporting workers and communities in a rapidly changing world. She has also worked at Environment and Climate Change Canada as a policy advisor with the Net-Zero Advisory Body secretariat and was the lead researcher on the Wilderness Committee’s Northern Futures project.
Alex Callahan
Alex Callahan is the National Director of Health, Safety and Environment with the Canadian Labour Congress. He is responsible for coordinating national campaigns, providing advice and advocating on worker health and safety, and environmental and sustainability issues. Alex spent over a decade as a political staffer at Queen’s Park working on issues management, policy and engaging stakeholders, and has experience in opinion research and communications. Alex is a graduate of Mount Allison University, and a lifelong cyclist.
For more information email Laurence Miall: laurencem@pembina.org.
