But should be further strengthened before it’s finalized to maximize benefits. By E2/NRDC interns Niaz Jamshidi & Arely Ortiz This blog discusses findings from a recently released independent report by ERM, 2022 CA Clean Trucks Program Report, which analyzes the impacts of cleaner medium- and heavy-duty trucks on the environment, public health, industry, and the economy. California’s […]
Clean energy jobs continue to be a big — and fast-growing — part of our economy. According to new data released by the U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday, clean energy jobs — including those in renewable energy, energy efficiency, electric and other clean vehicle companies — employed about 3.2 million Americans at the end of last year. Clean energy occupations are still the fastest-growing […]
As Congress plods its way toward voting on the most sweeping climate and clean energy policy ever proposed in America, and international leaders head to the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Scotland, businesses have a message: It’s time to build back better. This week, E2 launched a six-figure television advertising campaign to let Congress know […]
Governor Cooper Signing HB951 Last week, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed HB951 into law, a substantially revised version of a bill that originally included misguided investments in fossil fuel infrastructure and granted too much power to the state’s monopoly utility. The revised bill codifies central elements of the Governor’s Clean Energy Plan, which established targets […]
Climate change is battering America’s businesses — and with it, our entire economy. Last year, weather and climate disasters cost the United States $99 billion, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. International nonprofit CDP estimates climate change will cost businesses worldwide $1.3 trillion in the next five years. And in a survey of 750 business executives […]
An expanded clean energy economy is necessary to achieve the goals outlined in the Colorado GHG Pollution Reduction Roadmap. This transition will require a well-trained, clean energy workforce. Clean energy jobs accounted for half of all new jobs in the U.S. in 2018 and 2019. Even during the pandemic, there was still a 3 percent […]
By E2 Interns: Kai Diep and Andrea Guerra California regulators have a critical opportunity to drive economic growth in the state’s blossoming zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) industry and help achieve state climate targets by advancing a strong Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule with a 100% electric truck sales requirement by 2035. This ambitious yet achievable goal […]
Electric pickup trucks are cool. But when it comes to building a cleaner economy and creating the jobs and other economic opportunities that come with it, so are heat pumps, Energy Star appliances and climate finance, the Biden administration showed this week. While up in Michigan the biggest game-changing electric vehicle since Tesla — the Ford F-150 Lightning — stole the […]
In his address to Congress Wednesday night, President Biden is expected to speak more about how his American Jobs Plan and major investments in infrastructure, clean vehicles and climate action can create millions of good-paying clean energy jobs in every state in America. The speech marks a starting point for members of Congress to get […]
On Thursday, President Biden is expected to open his historic international Leaders Summit on Climate with a pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least 50 percent below 2005 levels by the end of the decade. This bold but very obtainable goal is not just good for our environment. It’s also good for business and […]
From Day 1 in office, President Biden has taken a “whole of government” approach to climate action. Now, he’s laid out a “whole of economy” approach that promises to turbocharge clean energy, essential infrastructure and the jobs and other economic benefits that come with it. In short, he is addressing recovery today with investments in […]