The Empowering People Initiative from the Clean Energy Ministerial invites you to a Solution Summit. By attending, you will hear from experts and receive key resources and opportunities to support the successful transition to a clean energy economy. Over ninety countries are participating. The information is crucial to reduce the worst impacts of climate change.

This Summit will include useful policies, programs, and strategies to help governmental staff and implementer organizations prepare their countries for a robust clean energy economy with a skilled workforce.

Open to:

• governmental staff at the following areas or ministries in your country: education, labor, industry, economic development, and social affairs and well-being. Staff not included in workforce or green economy issues are welcome to foster coordinated efforts.

• allied stakeholders from industry, labor, NGOs, & education.

• local governments to help accelerate implementation.

• colleagues from other countries since the event is open to all countries.

Attendees will be able to accelerate more comprehensive workforce and green economy policies and programs. Please reply to DebraRowe@aya.yale.edu with any questions.

The Empowering People Initiative is led by the governments of Canada and the United States, and the European Commission. It aims to help create a diverse and inclusive workforce and facilitate critical socio-economic components of the energy transition – particularly in relation to empowerment, skills development, inclusion and workforce development. The initiative works with key partners such as the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), International Energy Agency (IEA), International Labour Organization (ILO), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), LinkedIn and the US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development.