Governor John Bel Edwards travels to Scotland this week for the international Race to Zero climate change summit put on by the United Nations. He says it’s an important step in addressing global concerns about carbon footprints to the benefit of Louisiana.
“I want to be in front of people from all over the world who are making decisions about where they are going to deploy their capital over the coming years and decades as they seek to invest in these opportunities that will decarbonize,” said Edwards.
Edwards says that no other state in the nation has been more affected by climate change than Louisiana, but is also in a better position to be part of the solution. Edwards says the meeting will be important for his delegation as they compete to attract new investment in Louisiana related to climate change issues.
“I want to be there in order to meet as many people as possible and talk to them about opportunities that they have right here in Louisiana where we do have the most productive manufacturing workforce in the country,” said Edwards.
Edwards says the current oil and gas industry workforce could transition to the clean energy manufacturing being proposed, ranging from solar projects to wind farms.
“Our people can work on wind farms no matter where they’re going, and we’ve already proven that because we have multiple companies involved in the Block Island Wind Farm,” said the governor.
Block Island is located offshore from Rhode Island.
Edwards and members of his cabinet, staff, and Climate Initiatives Task Force are scheduled to leave for Scotland on Thursday for the summit that takes place Sunday through November 4th.
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