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Clean Energy Advocates and Businesses Wrestle With an Uncertain Future as Republicans Target IRA Funds
Friday, December 6, 2024
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Businesses: Repealing IRA Would Result in Substantial Losses, Layoffs, Closures
Clean energy companies say the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has dramatically boosted their businesses, and that repealing or rolling back the landmark climate and clean energy law would result in substantial losses, layoffs, and closures, according to a first-of-its kind survey of more than 900 nationwide businesses.
According to the survey, a majority of clean energy owners said they would lose business or revenue, 21 percent said they would have to layoff workers, and 11 percent said they would be forced to close their business entirely.
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Clean Jobs America 2024
Propelled by southern states, clean energy and clean vehicle companies added nearly 150,000 jobs in the first full year of the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), boosting the total number of clean energy workers in United States to nearly 3.5 million, according to E2's 9th annual Clean Jobs America report.
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REPORT: California Home to 545K Clean Energy Jobs as Industry Outpaces Overall Economy
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
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