Thread by @ctclimatejobs

Today @CT_CABS will host Executive Director of @ctclimatejobs Executive Director Aziz Dehkan at 12:30pm.

Heather E. Burns: "It's not about what is going to directly impact your business.. we have to think big picture. We have to think systems change."

@ctclimatejobs Executive Director Aziz Dehkan discusses policy and climate-minded businesses.

Aziz Dehkan: "One of the important words is a just-transition, we need to make sure that the transition pays the workers and gives them enough training for a new time."

Aziz Dehkan: "Poverty wages don't make it. When we move into a renewable economy we need to make sure there are pieces in place."

Aziz Dehkan: "We want to make sure that people from those communities are getting those jobs in part because the transportation system is really difficult. We have to make sure that we can transform Connecticut into a more inclusive form of transportation."

Aziz Dehkan: "[Change] is small business by small business and large business by large business and together we can make that change happen."

Aziz Dehkan: "We look at the transportation corridors and the asthma rates. We need to use our train lines more efficiently and use fewer trucks. Twenty-eight percent of our people don't own cars. The potential money that can be put into an equitable system."

Aziz Dehkan: "Testify, that helps move different bills forward. Together we're stronger. You can also become an affiliate of @ctclimatejobs by going to our website ctclimateandjobs.org."

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