The environmental effects of fossil fuels are well established. The economic effects of moving beyond fossil fuels are still being discovered.
National and local governments are making laws and spending billions of dollars to enable a green energy transition. This is necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change, but there are always winners and losers in economic transformations on this scale.
Although the transition to green energy is a global issue, it will have deep impacts on a local level. Some places rely on fossil fuels for jobs and energy far more than others. Major changes in energy and labor markets requires targeted interventions to prevent economic hardship. Reimagining the Economy studies these local effects and policies and solutions so that leaders in government, business, education, and elsewhere can make the green energy transition as smooth as possible.
What we're doing
Conducting research: Analyzing the effect that the green energy transition will have on local labor markets.
Hosting discussions: Holding events specifically about the green energy transition and incorporating the green energy transition into events on topics like industrial policy and place-based policy.
Gathering data: Collecting data on local energy production and energy labor markets from a wide variety of public and private sources and presenting it in our .