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 […]
WASHINGTON (November 4, 2019) – President Trump today formally notified the United Nations of his plans to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate change. The U.S. will officially exit the agreement one year after U.N. notification, on November 4, 2020. The following is a statement from Sandra Purohit, federal advocacy director for […]
WASHINGTON (June 6, 2019) – Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced the Senate companion to H.R. 9 – the Climate Action Now Act – which passed the U.S. House in May and would reaffirm the U.S.’s commitment to the Paris Agreement. The following is a statement from Bob Keefe, executive director of the national, nonpartisan business […]
As members of Congress will soon vote on legislation that would compel the Trump administration to honor and plan for meeting the United States’ commitment under the Paris Agreement, E2 members send this letter urging legislators to support HR 9 and to ensure that we continue to focus on actions to protect our climate and […]
Statement from E2 Director of Advocacy Grant Carlisle WASHINGTON (May 2, 2019) – A day after 500 business leaders sent a letter to Congress urging passage of H.R. 9—the Climate Action Now Act— the bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives, making it the first climate legislation to pass in a decade. The legislation requires […]
Letter signed by nearly 500 business executives, entrepreneurs, and investors says failure to restore Paris Agreement threatens America’s economy, global leadership WASHINGTON (May 1, 2019) – In a letter delivered to every member of the U.S. House of Representatives, nearly 500 business leaders from across the country urged legislators to support the passage of H.R. […]
WASHINGTON (March 27, 2019) – Today, HR 9 — the Climate Action Now Act — was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would reaffirm the U.S.’s commitment to the Paris Agreement. The following is a statement from Bob Keefe, executive director of the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), which took […]
Signers have business interests in every state, region of the country WASHINGTON (January 8, 2019) – More than 500 business leaders, investors and other professionals signed a letter sent to every member of the 116th Congress today imploring lawmakers to “take immediate and ambitious action” to address the economic threats made clear in the Trump […]
The Trump administration tried to bury the latest volume of the National Climate Assessment by releasing it the day after Thanksgiving. The attempted burial failed. The New York Times and Washington Post – but also the Houston Chronicle and St. Louis Times-Dispatch, along with many other publications – covered the report. They covered the report because of the dire warnings around economic and environmental damage […]
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 […]
More than 2.5 million Americans work in clean energy nationwide, according to a comprehensive analysis of U.S. clean energy jobs. Energy efficiency, renewable energy and advanced vehicles were the clean energy industries with the most workers.
View Report »2015 was a big year for clean energy policy, with the finalization of the federal Clean Power Plan, which sets the first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants; an international agreement at the UN climate talks near Paris; extension of key federal tax incentives for wind and solar electricity; and major investments in clean energy by business leaders.
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