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Mitigating the impacts of climate change hinges on significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and a transition towards a low-carbon future. This pivotal moment of transition presents both challenges and opportunities. Climate technolgoies are cost-competitive and multi-billion-dollar green industries are emerging. At the same time, it is imperative that this growth is accompanied by the creation of good jobs, skills development pathways, and sustainable career trajectories. Without these guarantees, building political consensus for consistent, rapid, and scaled climate investment will be slow and contentious. Worker shortages, construction delays, community pushback, and a lack of communication between stakeholders are already hindering the rollout of IRA investments across the United States.
In short, the success of decarbonization rests on the shoulders of workers and communities, who can drive consensus for continued climate action – if the transition is accompanied by good jobs and community benefits. 
Research shows that empowered labor plays a critical role in mobilizing people to act against climate change and overcoming barriers to action such as misinformation and apathy – having built trust with their membership and effective in engaging and energizing communities. Partnerships with community and labor organizations are often cited as the key to building a sustainable climate coalition that will drive a just transition.

This ethos drives CMGE as a training intermediary, shaping labor-community partnerships through inclusive recruitment pipelines, building trust between multiple stakeholders including employers, and working to ensure that frontline communities have access to high-road jobs and career pathways in the climate economy.