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The Green Economy Network is a coalition of labour unions and civil society organizations fighting for a just transition.

https://greeneconomynet.ca/
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greeneconnet.bsky.social @greeneconnet.bsky.social · Mar 28
The first episode of GEN and @broadbent.bsky.social's
new podcast miniseries on green industrial policy, Class & Climate, is out now!

Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3miMCZq...
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stephenjwt.bsky.social
The Green Economy Network is hiring a new National Convenor.

@greeneconnet.bsky.social (GEN) is a coalition of labour, environmental, and social justice organizations working to build a green economy in Canada.

Full posting: broadbentinstitute.ca/work-with-us/

Applications by August 21, 2025
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August 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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broadbent.bsky.social
🎙New Class & Climate episode: @avansi.bsky.social‬ + Vijay Kolinjivadi join‪ @greeneconnet.bsky.social's Nick Pearce to take on the “sustainability class” and show why green consumption isn’t enough.

Listen here: perspectivesjournal.ca/the-sustaina...
June 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
greeneconnet.bsky.social
“Build, build, build” needs workers — and a budget
“Build, build, build” needs workers — and a budget
If Prime Minister Mark Carney wishes to turn the page on past governments and stand up to US President Donald Trump, a green industrial strategy is serious forward-looking leadership.
www.nationalobserver.com
June 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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broadbent.bsky.social
A green economy runs on clean transit—and good jobs. 🚊🌱

Blandine Sebileau (@equiterre.bsky.social) joins Class & Climate's Nick Pearce (@greeneconnet.bsky.social) to talk climate, cost of living & why better transit matters.

🎧 perspectivesjournal.ca/climate-mobility-equiterre/
May 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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policyalternatives.ca
"Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other’s welfare, social justice can never be attained." — Helen Keller
May 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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sortonslegaz.bsky.social
🛠️🔥 #1ermai | Journée internationale des travailleurs et travailleuses

💬 Pas de justice climatique sans justice sociale.

Sortir du gaz, oui — mais pas sans les travailleurs et travailleuses !

Pour une transition juste :
✅ Reconversions accompagnées
✅ Emplois durables
✅ Fin de l’écoblanchiment
May 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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greeneconnet.bsky.social
The energy transition runs on union power.

On the latest podcast episode of 'Class & Climate: Perspectives on a Green Economy' (w/
@broadbent.bsky.social), we learn how energy workers experience the climate crisis firsthand.

LISTEN: perspectivesjournal.ca/union-power-...
Class & Climate: Union Power with Brandon Dyck - IBEW | Perspectives Journal
The energy transition runs on union power. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is one of the labour unions that will generate the electricity needed to seize the potential and j...
perspectivesjournal.ca
April 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
greeneconnet.bsky.social
The energy transition runs on union power.

On the latest podcast episode of 'Class & Climate: Perspectives on a Green Economy' (w/
@broadbent.bsky.social), we learn how energy workers experience the climate crisis firsthand.

LISTEN: perspectivesjournal.ca/union-power-...
Class & Climate: Union Power with Brandon Dyck - IBEW | Perspectives Journal
The energy transition runs on union power. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is one of the labour unions that will generate the electricity needed to seize the potential and j...
perspectivesjournal.ca
April 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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broadbent.bsky.social
The energy transition runs on union power.

On the latest podcast episode of 'Class & Climate: Perspectives on a Green Economy' (w/ @greeneconnet.bsky.social) how do electrical workers experience climate change firsthand?

LISTEN: perspectivesjournal.ca/union-power-ibew
April 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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canadianlabour.bsky.social
Canada just saw the worst March for full-time job losses, outside of the pandemic.

Our senior economist, @dtcochrane.bsky.social, breaks down why Trump’s tariffs are driving job precarity and why the federal government must act now. #cdnpoli

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Tariffs are already changing Canada’s job market, and workers are paying the price
Canada lost 62,000 full-time jobs in March. Excluding the first year of the pandemic, this is the worst March on record for full-time job losses
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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broadbent.bsky.social
New episode: Lindsay Amundsen of Canada's Building Trades Unions joins Nick Pearce on @greeneconnet.bsky.social's Class & Climate to talk building trades, training, and what a real just transition looks like for Canadian workers.

🎙️ perspectivesjournal.ca/building-a-green-workforce-lindsay-amundsen/
April 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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broadbent.bsky.social
The April Broadbent Bulletin is out! 🚨

@hassum.bsky.social on Trump’s tariffs, key updates on #Broadbent2025 Progress Summit, and the launch of 'Class & Climate: Perspectives on a Green Economy' a new podcast with @greeneconnet.bsky.social.

Check your inbox or read it now: broadbentinstitute.ca
April 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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greeneconnet.bsky.social
The first episode of GEN and @broadbent.bsky.social's
new podcast miniseries on green industrial policy, Class & Climate, is out now!

Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3miMCZq...
March 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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broadbent.bsky.social
​​New podcast alert! Class & Climate: Perspectives on a Green Economy from Perspectives Journal and @greeneconnet.bsky.social

Ep 1 ft. @jimbostanford.bsky.social & Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood on green industrial policy vs Trump’s tariffs & carbon market failure.

perspectivesjournal.ca/green-indust...
Class & Climate: Green Industrial Policy with Jim Stanford and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood | Perspectives Journal
Our new podcast series maps how climate action can deliver jobs and long-term affordability for workers.
perspectivesjournal.ca
March 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
greeneconnet.bsky.social
The first episode of GEN and @broadbent.bsky.social's
new podcast miniseries on green industrial policy, Class & Climate, is out now!

Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3miMCZq...
March 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
greeneconnet.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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greeneconnet.bsky.social
Read our @nationalobserver.com op-ed arguing for a green industrial strategy to fight the world's dumbest trade war:

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/21/o...
The world’s dumbest trade war makes going green a matter of survival
Putting up thousands of wind turbines and hundreds of solar farms, means more jobs, less global warming and less reliance on the boom and bust oil and gas sector that handcuffs us to the U.S.
www.nationalobserver.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
greeneconnet.bsky.social
The Trump tariffs are a wake up call to bet big on big a green industrial strategy that protects jobs.

Read our op-ed making the case for a pro-worker energy transition:

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/21/o...
The world’s dumbest trade war makes going green a matter of survival
Putting up thousands of wind turbines and hundreds of solar farms, means more jobs, less global warming and less reliance on the boom and bust oil and gas sector that handcuffs us to the U.S.
www.nationalobserver.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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simonenoch.bsky.social
High SP3ed Rail? To ensure the public interest, Canada’s HSR should be in public hands www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Canada’s proposed high speed rail shouldn’t be a public private partnership - CCPA
The federal government’s announcement on February 19 that it will pursue an electrified high speed rail (HSR) project from Toronto to Quebec City is welcome news. A national infrastructure project of ...
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
greeneconnet.bsky.social
Investing in an east-west transmission is a key plank of the Green Economy Network's Common Platform.

Read GEN member @hadrianmk.bsky.social's analysis for the @policyalternatives.ca make the case for it here:

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
An east-west oil pipeline is a trap—Canada needs an east-west electricity grid - CCPA
Trump’s economic warfare and threats of annexation have triggered a rare moment of political agreement in Canada. We desperately need to reduce our economic dependence on the United States, our leader...
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
greeneconnet.bsky.social
Read our @nationalobserver.com op-ed arguing for a green industrial strategy to fight the world's dumbest trade war:

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/21/o...
The world’s dumbest trade war makes going green a matter of survival
Putting up thousands of wind turbines and hundreds of solar farms, means more jobs, less global warming and less reliance on the boom and bust oil and gas sector that handcuffs us to the U.S.
www.nationalobserver.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
greeneconnet.bsky.social
The end of the month sometimes creeps up faster than the end of the world.

A pro-worker, public-led green industrial strategy is the best way to protect jobs without backsliding on emissions

Read GEN's op-ed:
The world’s dumbest trade war makes going green a matter of survival
Putting up thousands of wind turbines and hundreds of solar farms, means more jobs, less global warming and less reliance on the boom and bust oil and gas sector that handcuffs us to the U.S.
www.nationalobserver.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
greeneconnet.bsky.social
From GEN member @policyalternatives.bsky.social: "...(I)ncome inequality—especially the share of income held by the top five and 10 per cent of income earners—is a significant driver of carbon emissions across Canada."

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Income inequality is driving carbon emissions in Canada | CCPA
Income inequality in Canada is difficult to ignore. Over the past few decades, the share of income controlled by the very few has grown significantly, leaving the rest of the population struggling wit...
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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hadrianmk.bsky.social
Canada must be prepared for four years of unpredictable, vindictive and destabilizing American policy. My initial take on Trump's opening salvo with @whosestreets.bsky.social and @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
What Trump’s Executive Orders mean for Canada | CCPA
Donald Trump stood in front of a crowd of fans inside the Capital One arena in Washington D.C. on inauguration day. Having just taken the oath of office and been sworn in as President of the United St...
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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cmmonwealth.bsky.social
🚨 Global economy faces a 50% GDP loss between 2070-90 without immediate policy action on climate.

We must act now, to protect people’s living standards today, and tomorrow’s future generations.

If we don’t, disruption and devastation are guaranteed.
January 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM