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Clean Jobs America 2018

POWERING JOBS GROWTH ACROSS AMERICA

Clean energy is powering job growth in America. Clean jobs count: Nearly 3.2 million Americans now go to work each and every day in solar, wind, energy efficiency, clean vehicles and other clean energy jobs.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Energy Efficiency Jobs – 2,250,000
• Solar Jobs – 349,000
• Clean Vehicle Jobs – 220,000
• Wind Jobs – 107,000
• Energy Storage Jobs – 91,000
• TOTAL US Clean Energy Jobs – 3,177,000

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If you are looking for additional insight into E2’s Clean Jobs America or our other Clean Jobs America reports, visit e2.org/reports or see Clean Jobs Count for a full interactive jobs breakdown of every U.S. state and clean energy industry. You can also contact E2 Communications Director Michael Timberlake ([email protected]). An FAQ is also available here to answer any questions.

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Oregon: Changing Climate, Economic Impacts, & Policies for Our Future

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We call on the governor and other key public officials to ensure that the new State Water Plan being developed includes specific measures to adequately reduce Colorado’s water risks, as magnified by climate change. Our central recommendation is that the state government, water providers, and the private sector work together to reduce per capita municipal and industrial (M&I) water use by 25 percent by 2025 and by 50 percent by 2050. This is a more ambitious goal than anyone has yet proposed for this state. But it is the action that is proportionate to the challenge. It is realistically achievable, as evidence from Colorado and other western states shows. And it is the most reliable, flexible, and affordable way to meet our water needs in a changed future.

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