More than 40% of jobs lost from pandemic crisis recovered by last January DENVER (December 13, 2021) – More than 58,000 clean energy workers are employed in Colorado across every county after the sector surged 6 percent in the second half of 2020. That’s according to a new analysis of employment data released today by […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The core of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda is set up for a vote in Congress in the House as early as tonight. If passed and signed into law, the Build Back Better Act would represent the largest federal investment in the economy and combatting climate change. Statement from Sandra Purohit, […]
Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District in Lexington currently hosts 4,760 clean energy jobs according to a new national report by a nonpartisan group advocating for more investment. E2, which bills itself as a business group advocating for policies both beneficial to the economy and the environment, released the study on Monday to show there’s nearly as […]
Data shows “there’s nothing partisan or political about clean energy jobs.” WASHINGTON (November 1, 2021) – As Congress prepares to vote on the biggest U.S. investments ever in clean energy and the COP26 international climate summit begins in Scotland, a new analysis shows that America’s more than 3 million clean energy jobs are nearly evenly […]
The nation’s more than 3 million clean-energy jobs are nearly evenly split across Republican and Democratic congressional districts, new research out Monday shows. Nonprofit E2, which tracks clean-energy initiatives, particularly jobs in renewable energy, electric-vehicle manufacturing and electric-grid modernization, conducted the research with outside firm BW Research. Democratic-led districts make up 54.3%, while Republican-led districts account for […]
And employers are hard up for hiring to complete the jobs they have. There are more than 2.1 million energy efficiency jobs in the U.S., according to the report out this week from E2, a national, nonpartisan group of energy investors and E4TheFuture, a nonprofit organization… …Of the 12 million residences in the U.S., 80% are […]
The efficiency sector provides more jobs than any other in the U.S. energy industry but employment has not returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released Tuesday by nonpartisan business group E2 and clean energy nonprofit E4TheFuture… …The E2 and E4TheFuture employment report highlighted the sector’s importance and challenges. Pre-pandemic, the efficiency sector was […]
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.
More than 113,400 Michiganders worked in alternative energy at the end of 2020, according to a study released by the Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) and Clean Energy Trust. The report comes as the U.S. Congress and the Biden administration are considering legislation to boost federal investments in clean energy and clean vehicles, and as the state […]
Last year, Illinois’ solar industry had almost 6,000 jobs, according to Clean Energy Trust and Environmental Entrepreneurs, but it’s lost hundreds of positions since because of uncertain government support.
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’ […]