Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Climate Mayors has joined with C40 Cities, a global network of mayors, and Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN), uniting local government sustainability practitioners, to convene six-city mayor-led workshops supported by The Rockefeller Foundation aimed at helping cities and community partners navigate funding streams made available through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
As of early December 2024, companies across the U.S. had announced over $380 billion in new investments to leverage IRA benefits and build a clean energy economy. These investments span industries such as electric vehicles, batteries and energy storage, clean energy manufacturing, renewable power generation, and carbon management, according to data from Rhodium Group and MIT’s Clean Investment Monitor.
By August 2024, two years after the act was signed into law, at least 334 major projects had been announced in 40 states, with the potential to create some 334,565 new clean energy jobs for electricians, mechanics, construction workers, technicians, support staff, and others.
In addition to Boise, the workshops are held in Chicago, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Knoxville, and Los Angeles, and include city officials, business leaders, and climate experts.
“These workshops are critical because our cities are facing unprecedented levels of climate impacts, and the federal government is ready to join in meeting this challenge,” Wright said during the fifth forum held in Boise, Idaho, a city of about 235,000. “We bring in our experts and these sessions allow city officials and business leaders to understand the opportunities, and make plans that will cut greenhouse gas emissions.”
Article here: rockefellerfoundation.org/insights/grantee-impact-story/partnerships-power-cities-to-create-a-sustainable-future
Climate Mayors has joined with C40 Cities, a global network of mayors, and Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN), uniting local government sustainability practitioners, to convene six-city mayor-led workshops supported by The Rockefeller Foundation aimed at helping cities and community partners navigate funding streams made available through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
As of early December 2024, companies across the U.S. had announced over $380 billion in new investments to leverage IRA benefits and build a clean energy economy. These investments span industries such as electric vehicles, batteries and energy storage, clean energy manufacturing, renewable power generation, and carbon management, according to data from Rhodium Group and MIT’s Clean Investment Monitor.
By August 2024, two years after the act was signed into law, at least 334 major projects had been announced in 40 states, with the potential to create some 334,565 new clean energy jobs for electricians, mechanics, construction workers, technicians, support staff, and others.
In addition to Boise, the workshops are held in Chicago, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Knoxville, and Los Angeles, and include city officials, business leaders, and climate experts.
“These workshops are critical because our cities are facing unprecedented levels of climate impacts, and the federal government is ready to join in meeting this challenge,” Wright said during the fifth forum held in Boise, Idaho, a city of about 235,000. “We bring in our experts and these sessions allow city officials and business leaders to understand the opportunities, and make plans that will cut greenhouse gas emissions.”
Article here: rockefellerfoundation.org/insights/grantee-impact-story/partnerships-power-cities-to-create-a-sustainable-future
