LABOR MARKET IMPACTS OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION

The Aspen Economic Strategy Group together with the Reimagining the Economy Project at Harvard Kennedy School present: Local Labor Market Impacts of the Energy Transition.

A transition toward more sustainable energy sources is well underway. But reducing the use of fossil fuels will profoundly disrupt the communities that rely on carbon-intensive industries. Join John Podesta, White House Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation, and Gordon Hanson, Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy and Faculty Director, Reimagining the Economy Project, Harvard Kennedy School to discuss policy options for easing adjustment to the energy transition. Melissa S. Kearney, Director of the Aspen Economic Strategy Group, will moderate.

Speakers

  1. Melissa S. Kearney
    Director, Aspen Economic Strategy Group Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics, University of Maryland
  2. Gordon Hanson
    Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy Harvard University Kennedy School
  3. John Podesta
    Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation The White House