How to transition to solar power in Illinois
Phil Snow, of Power Shift Solar, installs a solar panel at a home Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Salt Lake City. AP Photo
How to transition to solar power in Illinois
Phil Snow, of Power Shift Solar, installs a solar panel at a home Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Salt Lake City. AP Photo

Solar installation, an expansive charging network for electric vehicles and retrofitting buildings are key to helping Illinois lower carbon emissions and meet climate goals. And there are efforts to make sure that the new workers in this industry are trained up.

Reset discusses how to ensure the transition to a clean economy does not replicate current socio-economic disparities.

GUESTS: Dany Robles, climate policy director at Illinois Environmental Council coordinator, Jobs and Economic Justice Committee, Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition

Karen Weigert, Reset sustainability contributor, director of Loyola University Chicago’s Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility

How to transition to solar power in Illinois
Phil Snow, of Power Shift Solar, installs a solar panel at a home Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Salt Lake City. AP Photo
How to transition to solar power in Illinois
Phil Snow, of Power Shift Solar, installs a solar panel at a home Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Salt Lake City. AP Photo

Solar installation, an expansive charging network for electric vehicles and retrofitting buildings are key to helping Illinois lower carbon emissions and meet climate goals. And there are efforts to make sure that the new workers in this industry are trained up.

Reset discusses how to ensure the transition to a clean economy does not replicate current socio-economic disparities.

GUESTS: Dany Robles, climate policy director at Illinois Environmental Council coordinator, Jobs and Economic Justice Committee, Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition

Karen Weigert, Reset sustainability contributor, director of Loyola University Chicago’s Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility