PA was home to 11th most clean energy jobs before COVID-19 Jobs in renewables grew 11.8% from 2017-2019 as natural gas employment dropped 10% 18,000 jobs lost since COVID-19, wiping out 19% of industry’s workforce Pittsburgh (September 23, 2020) – Led by strong growth in solar energy, grid modernization, and energy efficiency, Pennsylvania added more […]
On March 10, just before the COVID-19 crisis swept across the country, Oregon Governor Kate Brown made climate action history. By signing an ambitious and far-reaching executive order, Governor Brown positioned Oregon to reduce the emissions driving climate change from a broad range of sources across the Oregon economy while priming the state’s clean energy economy for […]
In a release, Ian Hill, co-founder of Oregon-based SeQuential Biofuels and E2 Pacific Northwest member said Brown’s executive order represents a critical opportunity for Oregon’s economy and a commitment to action on behalf of Oregonians threatened by the fires, droughts, flooding, and other catastrophic impacts of escalating climate change. “The long-term health of our economy […]
Ian Hill is the co-founder of SeQuential Biofuels. The company works with restaurants to collect used cooking oil and turns it into low-carbon, clean-burning fuel. They also have a gas station in Eugene that sells biodiesel. Hill said he was hoping lawmakers in Salem would be able to work together to pass climate action but […]
E2: Gov. Brown’s Executive Order Good for Economy, Environment Action will create jobs, address climate change say Oregon business leaders SALEM, OR (March 10, 2020) – Today Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed an executive order to substantially reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions, expand the clean energy economy, and take other important steps to advance […]
Oregon was positioned to pass a statewide cap-and-trade bill similar to California’s, which puts a price on carbon emissions and other pollutants. HB 2020 was intended to have state industries purchase allowances to determine how much pollution they’re afforded annually and reinvest that capital into the state. “On California climate investments it’s the same idea […]
Clean Energy Lead’s Oregon Energy EconomyClean energy industries lead Oregon’s energy economy, accounting for nearly six out of every ten energy jobs.
With a population of four million, Oregon’s clean economy—lead by more than 40,000 energy efficiency jobs and 7,000 renewable energy jobs—has created job opportunities in nearly every metro area, county, and legislative district across the state. The state ranks among the top 20 in renewable energy (20th), solar (14th), wind (20th), energy efficiency (20th), and clean fuels (17th).
Unfortunately, job growth in Oregon’s clean energy economy is slowing down—only 1.4% in 2018—and Oregon joins a small club of states experiencing slower growth in clean jobs than overall employment (1.6%). In fact, 25 states saw growth in clean energy jobs exceed 4% in 2018 and states that recently passed sweeping climate and clean energy policies—such as Nevada (32% growth) and Colorado (5% growth)—are pulling ahead of Oregon.
To stay competitive in a rapidly shifting energy market, the Oregon legislature must take decisive action in the 2020 session, so the state can seize America’s clean energy leadership and become a national destination for millions of dollars in clean technology investments and thousands of new jobs.
This report focuses solely on the energy sector of the economy and does not include jobs in retail trade, repair services, water or waste management, and indirect employment or induced employment.
According to Clean Jobs Oregon 2019:
The complete report is available for download at this link.
District-By-District Economic Impact
For details on clean energy’s overall economic impact in Oregon, visit E2’s District-By-District: Clean Jobs Oregon 2019 report page to download 120 individual factsheets for all 120 state legislative districts. The factsheets detail the investments in clean energy, jobs created, emissions, reduced, and cap and trade funds implemented in each district.
U.S. Energy & Employment Report (USEER)
This report follows E2’s Clean Jobs America analysis which found the clean energy jobs account for nearly 3.3 million jobs across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Both reports expand on data from the U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) produced by the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) in partnership with the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), using data collected and analyzed by the BW Research Partnership. E2 is a partner on the USEER, the fourth installment of the energy survey first released by the Department of Energy in 2016. Clean energy jobs have grown every year since the first report was released in 2016.
If you are looking for additional insight into E2’s Clean Jobs California 2019 or our other Clean Jobs America reports, visit e2.org/reports. You can also contact E2 Communications Director Michael Timberlake ([email protected]). An FAQ is also available here to answer any questions.
Other E2 Clean Jobs Reports
Clean Jobs Oregon is only one in a series of state and industry reports produced by E2 and our partners.
According to an analysis of every California legislative district released by E2 in August 2019, more than 512,000 Californians now work in clean energy industries, and more than $66 billion in public and private clean energy economy investments have been injected into the state. This job growth and investment is driven by California’s climate policies, including its leading Renewables Portfolio Standard and landmark cap-and-trade legislation, which reduces pollution while increasing clean energy production and energy efficiency.
California’s Statewide 2019 Clean Energy Jobs Report
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The state’s climate policies also have cut emissions by the equivalent of taking 22 million cars off the road and 57 percent of the $3.4 billion in clean energy investments stemming from cap-and-trade have gone specifically towards benefiting disadvantaged communities around the state.
How to Download: Use the tables below to locate and download all 120 factsheets for every California state legislative district. Each factsheet details out the district-specific jobs and economic impact resulting from California’s climate policies.
For details on clean energy’s statewide impact on jobs in California, including at the county and metro levels, breakdowns for each clean tech subsector, by congressional districts, and information on how the jobs spread across the state’s value chain, visit E2’s Clean Jobs California 2019 report page to download .
This district-by-district report follows E2’s Clean Jobs America analysis which found the clean energy jobs account for nearly 3.3 million jobs across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Both reports expand on data from the U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) produced by the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) in partnership with the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), using data collected and analyzed by the BW Research Partnership. E2 is a partner on the USEER, the fourth installment of the energy survey first released by the Department of Energy in 2016. Clean energy jobs have grown every year since the first report was released in 2016.
If you are looking for additional insight into E2’s District-by-District | Clean Jobs California 2019 or our other Clean Jobs America reports, visit e2.org/reports. You can also contact E2 Communications Director Michael Timberlake ([email protected]). An FAQ is also available here to answer any questions.
District-by-District | Clean Jobs California 2019 is only one in a series of state and industry reports produced by E2 and our partners.
E2: Failure to pass cap-and-invest a missed economic opportunity for Oregon to become national destination for clean energy development SALEM, OR – Oregon’s state legislature failed to pass the cap-and-invest Clean Energy Jobs bill (HB 2020 B) before the end of the 2019 Oregon State legislative session. Despite the bill having strong legislative support throughout […]
E2: Focus should be on expanding clean energy and the millions of new jobs it can create WASHINGTON (June 19, 2019) – The Trump Administration released its much-anticipated rule to replace the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan which set the first-ever carbon limits from U.S. power plants. Trumps’ plan, finalized today by the Environmental Protection […]
SALEM, OR (June 20, 2019) – Today, the Oregon State Legislature passed HB 2020 B, known as Cap-and-Invest or the Clean Energy Jobs bill. The bill now goes to Gov. Kate Brown to become law. The following is reaction from the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), which has engaged its network of Oregon […]
According to E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), a national business group, Oregon already employs a clean energy workforce over 55,000 strong. Even more impressive, those jobs are found in every county in the state, with more than half located outside metro Portland.