Chair Maloney introduces hearing and Green Economy Action Plan background
Chair Maloney introduces the joint hearing, explains the Green Economy Action Plan was released in February 2024 by EDC and NYC Talent, identified 133,000 existing green jobs, and set a target of 400,000 green jobs by 2040. She notes no permanent EDC leader has been appointed and the new administration has not stated whether it will preserve the plan.
All right, good afternoon everyone and welcome to the joint hearing of the Committees on Economic Development and Workforce Development.
Today is Friday, June 26th.
I'm Virginia Maloney and I chair the Economic Development Committee.
Joining me is Councilmember Julie Won, Chair of the Committee on Workforce Development.
Today, we are here to ask about the state of the Green Economy Action Plan and if it remains the city's strategy to generate green jobs.
The plan was drafted together by EDC and NYC Talent and was released in February 2024 under the last administration.
It identified 133,000 jobs that exist in the city and set a target for creating nearly 400,000 green jobs by 2040.
Since no permanent EDC leader has been appointed since then, we're unclear about what the progress is, if any has been made regarding the plan.
The new administration was not involved in developing the plan and has not stated whether or not it intends to preserve or advance it.