What is the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund? By Ellen Wang and Defne Aslan, E2 Summer interns One program from the Inflation Reduction Act that many states, nonprofits, and business leaders have been eagerly awaiting the full rollout of is the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), an unprecedented federal investment in the clean economy. The GGRF is […]
The E2/NCSEA Tour Group at Plantd’s Facility in Oxford, NC Like much of the rest of our country, North Carolina is experiencing an accelerating boom in its clean energy and cleantech industries, driving economic development and job growth in communities across our state and setting us on a fast track to the clean energy economy of […]
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 […]
President Biden just announced some of the most sweeping climate and clean energy plans in history. Clean energy opponents are already rushing like dogs to a fence line, yowling that they will kill jobs and hurt our economy. Don’t believe it. As they say back in my home state of North Carolina, that dog just doesn’t hunt. […]
E2 is excited to launch the third year of our 1 Hotels Fellowships. After a national search that resulted in about 100 applications from across the country, we introduced and convened our 2020 cohort of Fellows in San Francisco on Feb. 20. The 1 Hotels Fellowship at E2 is designed to support early to mid-career businesspeople […]
February 2020 E2 Business Delegation with Oregon Governor Kate Brown Once again, we find ourselves at a decisive moment for climate action in Oregon. And once again, E2 and our community of Oregon business leaders are at the heart of the effort. As you likely know, last June Oregon was on the brink of passing a statewide […]
Trump’s SOTU — a missed opportunity to highlight clean energy gains. In a speech touting economic success under his leadership, President Trump’s Feb. 4 State of the Union speech failed to credit or even mention clean energy’s benefits for our nation’s economy (or the benefits to our environment). The president’s continued disregard for solar, wind, energy efficiency, clean […]
Across the country, state legislatures are reconvening. With the Trump administration continuing to tear apart federal climate and clean energy standards, it’s already clear that in 2020, it’s up to states and cities to once again lead America on policies that are good for our environment and our economy. The good news is that many legislators […]
DAYTON, OHIO — When it comes to clean energy, Ohio is at crossroads. Thanks to growth in clean vehicles parts manufacturing and the positive effects of previous energy efficiency policies, Ohio currently is the number 8 state in the nation for clean energy jobs, employing about 112,500 Ohioans. But if there is a forecast for Ohio’s clean energy […]
Rep. Scott Peters Has a (not so) Radical Idea About Climate Legislation U.S. Rep. Scott Peters has what might seem like a radical idea given today’s political climate. Peters, the four-term Democrat from San Diego, thinks climate change legislation should — and could — be a bipartisan issue. “Progress relies on bipartisanship” he told business leaders and others gathered […]
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Editor’s Note: This case study first appeared in E2’s “Winds of Change” report, released in 2015. Founded in 2010, Ecotech Institute, based in Aurora, is the nation’s leading college dedicated to training students for careers in clean energy. Ecotech offers academic programs in subjects like wind energy technology, solar energy technology, and power utility technology. […]
