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The clean energy sector encompasses many different technologies and policies. The NYU Clean Start program – a collaboration between the Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon and the Center for Global Affairs within NYU SPS – provides a foundation in these topics and prepares students for jobs in this growing field.

The Columbia Climate School’s mission is to develop and inspire knowledge-based solutions and educate future leaders for just and prosperous societies on a healthy planet.

The Fundamentals of Offshore Wind program, part of New York State’s Offshore Wind Training Institute, is a 3-week, 45-hour summer program designed to provide an introduction to offshore wind in a modular format.

Whether you are a graduating high school senior, a current college student, or a seasoned professional, there is something for everyone in the Wind Program at FSC. All of these programs will help to improve your awareness of opportunities in wind and renewable energy available to you.

Recognizing the growth in the offshore renewable energy sector, Maritime College established the Center of Excellence for Offshore Energy to focus on building a clean energy workforce and encouraging research in this growing area. The Center was launched with a grant from the New York State Clean Energy Career Initiative and will deliver classroom and online training programs for wind operations, dynamic positioning and offshore vessel operations. It will also serve as a research resource for offshore renewable energy.

The New York State Department of Labor is partnering with Coursera, the leading online training provider. Through Coursera, unemployed New Yorkers will have access to nearly 4,000 programs across high-growth industries and can hone skills in data science, business, and technology. Many of these programs are pathways to certifications, professional certificates and can help elevate your career.

NOAA’s Climate Program Office today launched a newly redesigned version of Climate.gov, NOAA’s award-winning, flagship website that provides the public with clear, timely, and science-based information about climate. The redesign expands the site’s already significant capacity to connect Americans with the resources they need to understand and plan for climate-related risks.

Climate change is a problem which is global in nature, and whose effects go across a wide range of disciplines. It is therefore important that this theme is taken into account as part of universities´ teaching and research programs.

A comprehensive curriculum that provides engaging and informative science lessons on Earth’s changing climate.

For North American research universities committed to climate action and cross-sector collaboration, UC3 is a collaborative coalition that leverages relationships and expertise to accelerate local climate solutions and build community resilience.