As North Carolina considers joining the multi-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to help achieve the power sector climate pollution reductions called for by Governor Roy Cooper in his Executive Order 80, 39 North Carolina executives, investors, entrepreneurs, and other business professionals signed onto this E2 letter in support of North Carolina joining the program.
The 2021 Clean Jobs America’s Stats On EVs and Clean Energy Jobs According to the 2021 Clean Jobs Report, which looked at the previous year (2020), clean vehicle manufacturing jobs defied the overall energy sector job loss patterns and grew by nearly 3%. This was due to automakers shifting to cleaner and more efficient electric cars, […]
RALEIGH – Today, the North Carolina legislature is expected to begin debate on a sweeping energy bill that would reshape the state’s power sector away from coal but towards natural gas, according to a just-released draft of the proposed legislation. Following is a statement from Zach Amittay, Southeast Advocate for the nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs): “Our […]
“Both the Biden and Wyden plans would provide projects more assurances for financing” over the coming decade, said Sandra Purohit, director of federal advocacy for E2, a clean energy advocacy group. Projects that take longer to launch wouldn’t be at risk of losing out on incentives, which would translate into better terms for getting the […]
“There’s an argument that’s been around for a long time, that somehow the economy and the environment are at odds and we can’t do two things at once,” says Bob Keefe, executive director of E2, an organization of business groups focused on environmental action. “What we’re seeing today is that there’s never been more clarity […]
Lt. Gen. John Castellaw USMC (Retired) is a third-generation farmer on his family farm near Crockett Mills, Tennessee. He remains involved in national security issues, serves on several boards and advocates for a strong national defense. Nicole Lederer is chair and co-founder of Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), an advocacy and communications platform for business leaders to advance strong […]
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 […]
Letter signed by 388 business executives, entrepreneurs, and investors says bold target would send right signal to drive growth As the Biden administration prepares for its April 22 international Leaders Summit on Climate, nearly 400 business leaders from across the U.S. on Monday called on President Joe Biden and his administration to commit to a […]
As the Washington Legislature considers Senate Bill 5192, which will ensure an accessible and reliable public electric vehicle charging system in Washington state, 32 Washington private sector executives, investors, entrepreneurs, and other business professionals signed onto this E2 letter in support of the proposal.
Fixing hazardous and leaky water pipes “is not just good common sense, it’s good business sense,” said Bob Keefe, executive director of E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs). “Somebody has to dig up those aging pipelines and replace them with modern ones that don’t make our kids sick and that will provide the lifeline for clean water to […]
E2: Administration takes a “whole of economy” approach to climate action WASHINGTON (March 31, 2021) – President Biden will outline his plan for rebuilding America’s infrastructure in a speech later today in Pittsburgh. Biden’s American Jobs Plan will focus on how smart investments in priorities such as ensuring safe drinking water, modernizing the energy grid, […]
According to the national, nonpartisan business group E2, at the end of 2019 there were nearly 94,000 clean energy jobs in Pennsylvania. Pre-COVID-19, these jobs were increasing at a roughly 5% annual growth rate, a reflection of all those environmental and social governance fund inflows hitting the local labor market.