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Community Colleges: Keys to Climate Workforce and Adaptation, during Climate Week NYC 2024

Join us on September 25 as we discuss the potential of the nation’s community and technical colleges to accelerate energy and economic transitions while building community resilience. Discover how community colleges are vital to developing the climate mitigation workforce and helping communities adapt to a changing climate. Learn more about the event and join us!

Center for Climate Futures

Guiding our Climate Action efforts is the Center for Climate Futures, a collaborative initiative of FoundationCCC and the California Community Colleges’ Chancellor’s Office.

Climate change is already impacting the health, livelihood, and safety of individuals across California. As the largest system of higher education in the nation, California Community Colleges are well-positioned to help mitigate these challenges with their physical and operational footprints, deep community ties, and essential roles in workforce development. These areas represent immense opportunities to help California communities build resilience to climate change and evolving climate policy.

Through the Center for Climate Futures, we are elevating climate action at community colleges, which not only drives economic development but also prepares individuals for rewarding careers, strengthens communities, and supports California in achieving its ambitious climate targets. Simultaneously, we’re finding ways to leverage the passion younger generations feel around climate change and provide them with meaningful opportunities in climate-related professions or community work. By leveraging the strengths of our interconnected network, we aim to make a significant and lasting impact on our environment and society.

Building a Strong Climate Workforce

Creating a Network of Greener Campuses

Striving for an Equitable Climate Future

Raising Funds for Climate Action

Our Mission, Vision, and Values encapsulate our commitment to fostering a sustainable, resilient future through education, innovation, and community collaboration. These guiding statements reflect the essence of our dedication to impactful climate action.

Mission

To harness the unique strengths of California’s community colleges to foster climate resilience and adaptation by promoting sustainable practices, developing a climate-ready workforce, and collectively engaging communities.

Vision

A future where California leads in climate resilience, powered by the innovative and inclusive efforts of its community colleges, transforming lives and communities for a sustainable world.

Values

Integrity

We adhere to ethical practices, transparency, and impartiality, which lay the foundation for trust and drive impactful and credible change.

Optimism

We maintain a constructive, hopeful mindset oriented toward progress and possibility.

Community Leadership

Championing community-driven solutions for climate challenges.

Innovation

Encouraging creative and pragmatic approaches to climate solutions.

Both the national and state administrations have an ambitious climate agenda that includes decarbonization, electrification, and grid resilience and more. Community colleges must be at the core of this large-scale transformation in a multifaceted way.
Dr. Sonya Christian, Chancellor, California Community Colleges

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Jeffrey Clary

Senior Director, Center for Climate Futures Strategic Advisor to the Chancellor, California Community Colleges

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