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Harbor Climate Collaborative It is impossible to do justice to the sheer breadth and depth of the GEAP without running a year-long series of articles .
The summary above gives a taste of what is planned , but it would be wrong not to give some attention to one of the signature projects – the redevelopment and regeneration of New York Harbor .
Actions include launching the Harbor Climate Collaborative along the New York Harbor with an investment of US $ 725m from New York City to catalyse climate education , research , innovation , commercialisation and workforce development alongside partners from the private and nonprofit sectors .
The Harbor Climate Collaborative is coordinating piloting and tenanting opportunities to best serve businesses and entrepreneurs , supporting the creation of 5,000 permanent jobs , educating and training 2,100 students , and generating US $ 55bn of economic impact .
It includes the development of the Center for Climate Solutions at Governors Island , a global hub that leverages that collective power of education , research , workforce development , policy development and public programming to support global communities in the battle against climate change .
The project will build on an existing community of climate-focused tenants working on Governors Island including the Urban Assembly Harbor School , Billion Oyster Project , Buttermilk Labs and Grow-NYC . sustainabilitymag . com 85