E&E News covers Trump’s State of the Union speech, remarking his emphasis on the importance of coal and a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill. But for critics of the president, they see the infrastructure bill as the latest iteration of attacks on environmental safeguards. “The scarce details we do have point to an approach that emphasizes […]
On January 30, the president will deliver his State of the Union address and his vision for the coming year. Please join E2 the next day for a discussion and Q & A about what the president’s remarks mean to our policy priorities, our economy and our environment, and to hear about our strategies and opportunities […]
WASHINGTON (January 30, 2018) –President Trump’s first State of the Union tonight is set to remind Americans how his administration is actively ignoring the millions of Americans that work in solar, wind, energy efficiency, efficient vehicles and many other industries which are on the cutting edge of innovation. Below is a statement from Grant Carlisle, […]
The Pittsburgh City Paper cites E2’s Pennsylvania Clean Jobs Report in an article covering a press conference at the Allegheny County Courthouse earlier today, where Pennsylvania legislators voiced their support for the ideals laid out in the Paris Agreement. Quoting Sharon Pillar of E2: “We know full well how decreasing energy consumption and increasing renewable […]
E2 NY has an opportunity to join a special NRDC briefing with Mitch Bernard, NRDC Chief Counsel. Prior to the briefing, guests are invited to attend a tour of NRDC’s NY office, featuring its internal sustainability practices. Following the tour, Bernard will discuss NRDC’s litigation efforts since the inauguration of President Trump and the increasingly […]
E2 member and NRDC Director of Energy and Transportation, Kit Kennedy, co-writes a blog on the NRDC’s website evaluating NY Governor Cuomo’s pledge to set an energy efficiency target for the state. Citing E2’s Clean Jobs New York report, Kennedy says: “…nearly 70,000 New Yorkers were employed in 2015 to manufacture and install energy-saving measures, […]
WASHINGTON (December 19, 2017) – President Trump yesterday omitted any mention of climate change in his first national security strategy, ignoring his own military leaders (including Defense Secretary James Mattis) and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) he signed into law just last week. The recently signed NDAA specifically calls climate change a “direct threat to […]
Statement from E2 Executive Director Bob Keefe WASHINGTON (December 4, 2017) – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency held a public hearing on its proposal to rollback an industry backed aimed to close a massive pollution loophole for commercial trucks and buses. This proposal would rollback emissions standards on so-called “glider” trucks that use old and […]
In June 2017, E2 released “Opportunity Lost: How Rolling Back the Clean Power Plan Hurts America’s Economy.”
The Trump Administration’s effort to unwind the Clean Power Plan (CPP) represents a failure to capitalize on the economic and environmental benefits of clean energy.
Analysis shows that the CPP could create up to 560,000 jobs and add $52 billion to the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2030. From states with relatively small populations like Maine and Montana to highly populated states like Florida, the CPP could have substantial employment and economic benefits – benefits that would disappear with the Trump Administration’s repeal of the policy.
Policymakers should oppose any efforts to weaken or rescind the CPP because doing so would reduce the employment and economic opportunities that come with it. Policymakers should also pursue other smart clean energy policies that support great efficiency, renewable energy, electric vehicles, and grid modernization efforts, which would further grow our nation’s economy while accelerating the urgently needed transition to a low-carbon future
View Report »Clean energy is a major economic opportunity for Nevada – but only if state lawmakers step up and strengthen certain policies, according to a new E2 policy paper.
View Report »In December 2016, E2 and E4TheFuture released Energy Efficiency Jobs in America, which found that energy efficiency is a massive employer with 1.9 million jobs nationwide and thousands of jobs in each and every state.
A The report, based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and a survey of tens of thousands of businesses across the country, provides detailed breakdowns of clean energy jobs not available previously, and it was developed and released in connection with a major U.S. Department of Energy study of all energy jobs in America.
The report was a follow-up to Clean Jobs America, a comprehensive clean energy jobs analysis released in March 2016 showing that 2.5 million Americans work in the clean energy sector.
To view the full report, along with fact sheets for all 50 states, please see here.
To view the national press release, please see here. An Illinois-specific press release is available here. A recording of our press briefing is here.
Social media graphics are available highlighting: the report’s cover, the Top 10 states, overall energy efficiency jobs, and size of energy efficiency businesses.
E2 executive director Bob Keefe posted a blog on the report here.
You can also follow the latest on energy efficiency jobs news at @e2org, @e4thefuture, or #CleanJobsAmerica.
For more detailed information on 12 Midwestern states plus select states in the Mid-Atlantic, see Clean Jobs Midwest, Clean Jobs New York, and Clean Jobs Pennsylvania. And stay tuned for state-specific clean energy jobs reports in Virginia and Colorado in early 2017.
To see what energy efficiency workers look like in action, check out what Energy Optimizers USA is doing in Tipp City, Ohio:
Or watch how some young entrepreneurs in California are helping save schools and building owners along the West Coast thousands of dollars on their monthly electric bills – and creating good jobs in the process:
The Navy, too, has recognized the value of energy efficiency both to its operations and to taxpayers:
E2 has been tracking the clean energy jobs sector closely since 2011, when we noticed an outpouring of stories questioning the health and growth of the clean energy economy. This just didn’t agree with the reality we’re seeing in our daily work.
All across America, we’re witnessing clean energy jobs being created almost every day — helping to rebuild our economy, address our energy problems, and improve our national security. So E2, whose 850+ members represent a broad cross-section of business leaders, including many on the front lines of clean energy, set out to document this growth.
In addition to Clean Jobs America, E2 for five years released quarterly reports showing a nationwide sampling of clean energy jobs announcements.
Clean energy in Colorado has been steadily increasing in recent years. In this report, E2 outlines specific measures Colorado can take to improve its clean energy economy, including strengthening the RPS, incentivizing electric vehicles, and shoring up energy efficiency standards.
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