Green Jobs

US Clean Energy Projects Need Public Buy-In. Community Benefits Agreements Can Help

The United States is entering a clean energy boom thanks to once-in-a-generation investments made under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). In just seven months following the IRA’s passage, the industry announced over $150 billion in utility-scale clean energy — equivalent to five years’ worth of … [continued]

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Lessons On Climate Disruption & Adaptation From New Zealand

This tectonic shift, while it will take decades instead of the seconds of the Christchurch cataclysm, will be more broadly disruptive. We can manage it wisely or foolishly, yet it will still occur.

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Transportation Electrification in the US Southeast — 4th Annual Report

The fourth annual “Transportation Electrification in the Southeast” report, published by Atlas Public Policy in collaboration with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, benchmarks progress on transportation electrification from July 2022 through June 2023 in six states across the Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. While … [continued]

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$15.5 Billion to Support a Strong & Just Transition to Electric Vehicles, Retooling Existing Plants,…

DOE Funding Will Retrofit Existing Automotive Manufacturing Facilities Across the Country, Expand and Retain High-Paying Auto Manufacturing Jobs, and Bolster Domestic Supply Chains, Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Create Not Just More Jobs But Good Jobs, Including Union Jobs

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Training More Clean Energy Workers With Apprenticeships

The world will not have a clean energy transformation without more workers to install the tremendous amount of urgently needed solar power, wind power, geothermal, energy-efficiency upgrades, and grid enhancements. These individuals will function as a critical component during the essential movement as clean renewables replace fossil fuels. To that … [continued]