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What policies can make the climate industry inclusive?

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  1. Gender mainstreaming to stop outcomes like this:

  2. Highlighting non-whites and non-males working in climate jobs to change cultural norms and expectations. Visit Power Women and nominate women already changing the face of the climate world.


  3. Creating targeted training and apprenticeship programs for underrepresented groups to ensure that women and people of color have the skills they need to access climate jobs. This Brookings report highlights some ways that businesses, educators, and local leaders can create inclusive training programs in the clean energy economy.

  4. Adopt inclusive procurement and contracting policies for climate projects to target traditionally underrepresented groups and/or address disparities, such as awarding clean energy contracting opportunities to minority- or women-owned businesses. This report from the ACEEE highlights cities that are adopting these policies.

    37 US cities with inclusive energy efficiency and renewable energy policies


  5. Massive spending bills like a US climate stimulus won't automatically be inclusive. Unequal distributional impacts of government policy is not unique to the climate industry. Compensating unpaid labor like childcare and housework helps to create choice for women and people of color.