Climate Jobs NY

Name

Climate Jobs NY

Legal name

Climate Jobs New York

Website

https://climatejobsny.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Advocacy and Climate Policy Services

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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PRIMARYBPAGAGAF

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

Keywords

• Labor coalition advocacy
• Climate policy research
• Clean energy jobs
• Worker training programs
• Union workforce development

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Coalition Dues/Member Contributions: Sustained through member union dues and contributions from affiliated labor organizations representing 2.6 million workers across New York State.
2. Government Grants and Sustainable Future Fund: Receives government funding including the $1 billion Sustainable Future Fund investment, with advocacy for continued funding through cap and invest programs.
3. Foundation Grants: First year of partnership with Pathways to Apprenticeship supported by a grant from JPMorgan Chase.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Climate Jobs New York is a labor union coalition of 2.6 million working people across New York State that educates, organizes, and advocates for a clean energy economy centered on good union jobs. The coalition conducts policy research, develops and tracks state and city legislation, runs member education and leadership programs (Climate Jobs NY Education Fund), and mobilizes affiliate unions to influence climate policy, sustainable funding, and labor standards in clean energy sectors.

Product overview

Climate Jobs NY is a labor union coalition, not a commercial product company. The organization offers educational programs (Climate Jobs NY Education Fund with Climate Stewards Program, Lunch & Learns, and Clean Energy Cohorts), policy research and advocacy services, published reports (Cornell NYC Climate Jobs Program, Cap and Invest, How to Make Climate Jobs Good Jobs), and advocacy campaigns (Carbon Free and Healthy Schools, Public Solar Power). These are advocacy and educational programs, not commercial software products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Climate Jobs NY Education Fund: Hands-on education and leadership programs that equip union members to lead on climate, good union jobs, and clean energy. Includes Climate Stewards Program, Lunch & Learns, and Clean Energy Cohorts.

Products and services

• Climate Jobs NY Education Fund Hands-on education and leadership programs equipping union members with climate policy knowledge and career pathway information through the Climate Stewards Program, Lunch & Learns, and Clean Energy Cohorts.
• Policy Research and Advocacy Strategic research for affiliate unions along with development and tracking of legislation and policy initiatives to build labor's voice at city and state levels on clean energy, prevailing wage, and worker protections.
• Reports and Publications Research reports and policy publications including the Cornell NYC Climate Jobs Program report, Cap and Invest report, and How to Make Climate Jobs Good Jobs report.
• Carbon Free and Healthy Schools Campaign Coalition-led advocacy campaign focused on decarbonizing NYC public schools, projected to create approximately 45,000 jobs and save $8.25 billion in energy expenditures over 30 years.
• Public Solar Power Campaign Coalition-led campaign supporting solar installation on public buildings and public solar legislation in New York State and City.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.6 million workers represented through affiliate unions
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Pathways to ApprenticeshipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2026Partnership to deliver first-of-its-kind Clean Energy curriculum to pre-apprenticeship cohorts. CJNY Education Fund partnered with P2A to connect climate policy and environmental justice to workforce training. Three cohorts graduated with joint certificate from Cornell and CJNY.
• UPROSEsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2026Brooklyn-based environmental justice organization partnered to ensure frontline communities have equitable access to union career opportunities in clean energy transition and to bring environmental justice awareness into the curriculum.
• Spring Street Climate FundsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2026Partnership on Clean Air Initiative report demonstrating how cap and invest program would deliver cost savings and union jobs.
• Cornell University's Labor Leading on Climate Program / Climate Jobs InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with Cornell ILR's Climate Jobs Institute for research, policy analysis, and workforce development. Cornell released the landmark 'Climate for Change' report adopted by CJNY. CJNY Education Fund partnership delivers joint certificate from Cornell and CJNY to pre-apprenticeship graduates.
• New Yorkers for Clean PowersecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in advocating for battery storage policy with labor protections; joint advocacy for Sales Tax Exemption for commercial energy storage.
• New York City Environmental Justice AlliancesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in coalition advocating for battery storage and clean energy with environmental justice focus.
• Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore coalition member representing 100,000 union construction workers in NYC; Principal Officer Gary LaBarbera co-leads CJNY.
• NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore coalition member representing 1.3 million workers; President Vincent Alvarez serves as Principal Officer of CJNY.
• Long Island Federation of Labor, AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore coalition member representing 250,000 union members and their families; actively partners on offshore wind advocacy.
• Building and Construction Trades Council of Nassau and Suffolk CountiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore coalition member representing 60,000 members throughout Long Island; President Matty Aracich serves on coalition leadership.
• AFSCME District Council 37coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore coalition member representing more than 125,000 NYC public service workers; Executive Director Henry Garrido on coalition.
• New York State AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore coalition member representing 2.5 million members statewide; President Mario Cilento on coalition.
• 32BJ SEIUcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore coalition member with 90,000 members in NY; President Manny Pastreich on coalition; supports green buildings training programs.
• New York State Nurses AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore coalition member representing 42,000 frontline nurses; President Nancy Hagans on coalition.
• Communications Workers of America District 1coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore coalition member representing 700,000 workers; Vice President Dennis Trainor on coalition.
• IBEW Local 3coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore coalition member representing 27,000 members in construction and utilities; Business Manager Christopher Erikson on coalition.
• Utility Workers Union of America Local 1-2coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore coalition member with 8,500 members in NY working in electric, gas, steam, water industries; President Frank Morales on coalition.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AFL-CIO: National labor federation representing millions of union members and the umbrella for many CJNY affiliates — comparable in policy advocacy and the parent institutional framework for state labor coalitions.
• Sierra Club: Largest grassroots environmental organization in the U.S., active in New York climate policy and overlapping with CJNY on advocacy campaigns — comparable in mobilizing membership around state and city climate legislation.
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Major environmental advocacy organization with deep New York policy work — comparable in producing research reports and lobbying on clean energy, building decarbonization, and climate-jobs policy.
• New York State AFL-CIO: State federation representing 2.5 million union members in NY and a core CJNY coalition member — comparable in labor policy advocacy scope and provides the institutional base for CJNY's reach.

Direct peers

• BlueGreen Alliance: National coalition of labor unions and environmental organizations uniting to create good jobs, a clean environment, and a thriving economy — the most direct national analog to CJNY's labor-climate advocacy model.
• Labor Network for Sustainability: National nonprofit focused on engaging the labor movement in the climate movement and building a just transition — operates with similar education, research, and policy advocacy activities as CJNY.

Regional players

• NY Renews: New York State-based climate, labor, and environmental justice coalition advocating for Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) implementation — operates in the same NY state policy arena with overlapping union and EJ partners.

Emerging players

• Partnership for Working Families: National network of local advocacy organizations advancing racial and economic justice through policy and organizing — comparable in coalition-building and policy advocacy approach across cities and states.
• Jobs to Move America: Policy and research center that promotes good jobs in clean economy manufacturing and infrastructure investment — directly comparable in connecting labor standards and domestic manufacturing to clean energy investment.
• Center for Working Families: Working families advocacy and policy organization focused on inclusive economic growth and good jobs — comparable in integrating labor standards and equity into climate and infrastructure policy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/climate-jobs-ny

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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