HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – With new forecasts raising fears that the growing Southern California oil spill could soon reach more coastal areas, organizations representing thousands of ocean economy businesses redoubled calls for Congress to immediately and permanently prevent the expansion of offshore drilling and expand clean energy though the Build Back Better Act. Vipe Desai, […]
US Chamber, Business Roundtable don’t represent American businesses, say leaders WASHINGTON – With Congress set to resume debate over the Build Back Better Act and other climate policies in the infrastructure and reconciliation bills, CEOs and top executives from Patagonia, Pirelli Tires, Volt Energy, SH Hotels and Resorts, and Tofurky reiterated the growing call from […]
Updated Letter of Business Support – Strong Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Standard for Transportation Planning
And more than 1,000 business leaders signed onto one of three letters backing both the budget and infrastructure bills, in campaigns organized by the American Sustainable Business Council, Environmental Entrepreneurs and Clean Energy for America.
Please join us for a special conversation with National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy to hear the latest on the Build Back Better plan and how you and other business leaders can help get bold climate and clean energy investments over the finish line.
Climate crisis “is costing our businesses and our economy every year” WASHINGTON – More than 400 U.S. business leaders called on Congress to “go big and go bold” to address the climate crisis threatening the economy and pass the Build Back Better Act in a letter delivered to all 435 members of Congress this week. […]
$120,000 to Fund Six Sustainability and Clean Energy Projects from Young Business Leaders SAN FRANCISCO – National nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) and sustainability-driven hotel brand 1 Hotels announced the 2021 1 Hotels Fellowship class at E2 today as Climate Week NYC and National Clean Energy Week hit into high gear. This is the fourth year of the […]
“If you’re really going to change behavior and combat this climate crisis — and my God, last few weeks have shown why this is urgent — you’ve really got to start with taxes and prices,” Wyden said during an event with the business group Environmental Entrepreneurs, or E2. “That’s how you drive changes in behavior.”
WASHINGTON – The House Ways and Means Committee unveiled its list of revenue priorities and tax reforms (or “pay-fors”) it will rely on to fund the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. Statement from Sandra Purohit, director of federal advocacy for the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs): “The cost of going small is too high. […]
Illinois set to remain regional leader in clean energy job growth through bold renewable energy policies, funding for workforce training and equity SPRINGFIELD, IL – Last night the Illinois House passed energy legislation that makes Illinois the first state in the Midwest to commit to 100% carbon-free power by 2045. This critical step for Illinois’ […]
Bill takes steps for Illinois to remain regional leader in clean energy job growth through bold renewable energy policies, funding for workforce training and equity but falls short on climate action SPRINGFIELD — Last night the Illinois Senate passed comprehensive energy legislation that would make Illinois the first state in the Midwest to commit to 100 percent carbon-free power by 2045. However, the bill lacks a […]
According to E2’s analysis, as of 2021 more than 484,000 Californians worked in clean energy and more than $102 billion in public and private clean energy related investments have been injected into the state. California’s climate policies – including its leading Renewables Portfolio Standard and transportation electrification policies such as Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule and the Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) program – are key to this economic growth and future growth as well.
California’s Statewide 2021 Clean Energy Jobs Report
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Almost 50 percent of the $8.3 billion in clean energy investments from California’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds have benefited disadvantaged and low-income communities and households across the state. The state’s climate policies funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund have cut emissions by the equivalent of taking 14 million cars off the road.
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 more information on the source and methodology used to compile the numbers on this sheet, please see Understanding The Numbers or visit https://e2.org/reports/caclimateleadership/sources.
For details on clean energy’s statewide impact on jobs in California, including data at the county, metro, congressional district levels, and for details by subsector and value chain, visit E2’s Clean Jobs California 2021 report page.
This district-by-district report follows E2’s Clean Jobs America analysis which found the clean energy jobs account for over 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 fifth installment of the energy survey first released by the Department of Energy in 2016. Additional methodology on the private and public investment number and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund investments can be found in our About The Numbers reference document.
For additional information, visit e2.org/reports or contact E2 communications director Michael Timberlake at ([email protected]). An FAQ is also available here.
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