Monica Sanders is a former FAS Policy Entrepreneurship Fellow. She founded The Undivide Project, is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, and is an affiliated researcher at The Earth Commons at Georgetown University. Her work focuses on policy solutions at the intersection of climate resilience, economic opportunity, and digital equity. Please direct any questions to: info@theundivideproject.org or msanders@fas.org.
By acting now, the Administration can create clear career pathways for workers and better equip federal agencies with critical workforce insights to optimize national investments.
By advocating for the integration of technology-focused green jobs within federal initiatives, there is an opportunity to broaden the talent pool and harness the potential of emerging technologies to tackle pressing environmental issues.
Outdated Bureau of Labor Statistics classifications hampers the federal government’s ability to design and implement effective policies for emerging technologies sectors.
Inconsistent data collection makes disaster resilience more challenging than it needs to be. By opening up and making this data consistent, the Biden-Harris Administration can change the way we prepare and mitigate disaster for the better.
Reliable internet access is a key tool for connecting communities and coordinating disaster preparation and relief, yet 21 million Americans lack connectivity. Congress and the Biden administration can adopt a framework for digital justice that focuses on improving digital and climate literacy.