On December 19, 2023 – the Biden Administration announced more details related to the new interagency agreement to advance the next steps for the American Climate Corps. Read our latest statement here!
On September 20, 2023 — the day before AmeriCorps kicked off its 30th anniversary celebrations — the Biden-Harris Administration officially announced the launch of the American Climate Corps (ACC)!
The American Climate Corps is a workforce training and service initiative that will ensure more young people have access to the skills-based training necessary for good-paying careers in the clean energy and climate resilience economy. The national service initiative will put youth on pathways to good-paying jobs and will include robust training in clean energy, conservation and climate resilience. The ACC will be formalized by interagency collaboration across the federal government; it aims to expand access to education awards, has the potential to create pathways into federal service, and will tackle pressing climate and environmental resilience challenges in local communities.
Read the Partnership's statement on the American Climate Corps.
News
- Biden's new Climate Corps will train thousands of young people - The Washington Post
- Will the American Climate Corps program be enough to meet the wave of jobs coming up in ...
- American Climate Corps Will Put Thousands of Young People to Work in Green Jobs - CNET
- Biden's new "American Climate Corps" aims to enlist 20,000 young people - Axios
- Biden to launch 'American Climate Corps' following calls from activists, Democratic lawmakers
- Rep. Neguse Applauds Creation of Federally Coordinated American Climate Corps
- Biden announces creation of American Climate Corps | NM Political Report
- Biden administration launches American Climate Corps - Agri-Pulse
- Biden Announces New 'American Climate Corps' to Train Youth for Clean-Energy Careers
- President Biden Launches The American Climaterps, Announces New Amerrps NCCC Forestrps
- Biden takes action to launch Climate Corps | News | thedailynewsonline.com
- Biden to Boost Green Jobs with New Deal-Style American Climate Corps - Time
- Biden launches American Climate Corps to train the green workforce - CNBC
- Biden uses executive power to create New Deal-style American Climate Corps
- Biden takes executive action to launch Climate Corps - Roll Call
- White House announces American Climate Corps job training program - KTVH
- Biden announces creation of American Climate Corps | NM Political Report
- Biden administration launches American Climate Corps - NY1
- Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal - NPR
- White House launches American Climate Corps - NBC News
- Biden takes executive action to launch Climate Corps - Roll Call
- Biden administration launches first-of-its-kind American Climate Corps program - CNN
- Biden launches American Climate Corps - E&E News by POLITICO
- Biden uses executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps – AP Politics
- American Climate Corps: All About the White House Workforce - Green Matters
- Everything You Need to Know About the American Climate Corps - Evergreen Action
Presidential Administration Support
- White House American Climate Corps Announcement
- President Biden ACC Support Tweet
- Secretary Buttigieg ACC Support Tweet
- Americorps ACC Support Tweet
- Secretary Haaland ACC Support Tweet
- Secretary Vilsack ACC Support Tweet
- Secretary Granholm ACC Support Tweet
- VP Kamala Harris ACC Support Tweet
- DOE Climate Corps Support Tweet
- Michael D. Smith, AmeriCorps CEO Support Tweet
- WH Climate AdvisorACC Support Tweet
Congressional Support
- Heinrich Welcomes Creation of American Climate Corps
- Leader Chuck Schumer ACC Support Tweet
- Senator Patty Murry ACC Support Tweet
- Senator Ed Markey ACC Support Tweet
- Senator Bernie Sanders ACC Support Tweet
- Arizona Representative Raul Grijalva ACC Support Tweet
- California Representative Ro Khanna ACC Support Tweet
- California Representative Jarred Huffman ACC Support Tweet
- California Representative Adam Schiff ACC Support Tweet
- Colorado Representative Joe Neguse ACC Support Tweet
- Delaware Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester ACC Support Tweet
- Florida Representative Maxwell Frost ACC Support Tweet
- Maryland Representative John Sarbanes ACC Support Tweet
- New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez ACC Support Tweet
- New York Representative Yvette Clarke ACC Support Tweet
- New York Representative Jamaal Bowman ACC Support Statement
- Ohio Representative Marcy Kaptur ACC Support Tweet
- Pennsylvania Congresswoman Summer Lee ACC Support Tweet
- Vermont Representative Becca Balint ACC Support Tweet
- Representative Kathy Castor ACC Support Tweet
- Senator Gillibrand ACC Support Tweet
- Senate Democrats ACC Support Tweet
- Senator Chris Coons ACC Support Tweet
- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez ACC Support Tweet
Local Climate Corps Activity
- States for Service ACC Support Tweet
- California Volunteers State Climate Corps Announcement
- Governor Newsome California Climate Action Announcement
- Sierra Club – Grand Canyon Chapter Arizona Climate Corps Announcement
- Five States Just Joined California in Launching Their Own Climate Action Corps – Gov. Gavin Newsom
- NC launches Climate Action Corps same day as Biden announces national effort
- State secures funding for climate action volunteer program
- Cooper creating NC Climate Action Corps group
- Gov. Cooper announces establishment of N.C. Climate Action Corps
- Utah to Launch Climate Corps Program to Reduce Wildfire Risk, Improve Food Security
- New Hampshire Climate Corps Legislation – State Rep. Matt Wilhelm
- MD Governor Wes Moore Climate Corps Tweet
- Cooper creates state Climate Action Corps volunteer group - Carolina Journal
