By the Brooklyn Eagle Staff, June 28, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio and The Trust for Governors Island on Monday launched a global competition to create a climate-focused research and educational hub on Governors Island.
The competition invites universities and research institutions to establish an anchor institution for a Climate Solutions Center, dedicated to combating the climate crisis in the heart of New York City’s harbor.
The Center, plans for which were announced in November 2020, will capitalize on New York City’s unique talent pool to prepare communities around the world for the impacts of climate change; create good-paying green jobs across the city; and foster public awareness, dialogue, and action to address the global climate crisis.
“As our city emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, we have a critical opportunity to address the global climate crisis in a way that centers equity, prepares our communities, and involves all New Yorkers in creating solutions,” said Clare Newman, president and CEO of the Trust for Governors Island.
U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-Brooklyn-Manhattan) said, “Establishing a world-class institution on Governors Island with the specific goal of finding ways to overcome the perils of climate change will bring green jobs to our city, provide meaningful opportunities for education and research, and ensure that any rising tide that lifts all New Yorkers is one we have firmly under our control.”
“Governors Island has a long and storied past, and I am pleased that the next chapter will include a center for innovative work on one of the great challenges of our time, climate change,” said State Sen. Brian Kavanagh (D-Downtown Brooklyn-Lower Manhattan).
“As the RFEI process moves forward, it will be important to ensure that the applicant selected and the proposed development aligns with the values of the community and all New Yorkers who treasure Governors Island as a green, public open space.”
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