the supply of clean renewable energy sources. This report provides two alternative estimates of this necessary level of clean energy investments. These alternative estimates are based on lower-cost and higher-cost assumptions respectively for producing...
Global Green Growth: Clean Energy Industrial Investments and Expanding Job Opportunities
for their citizens. We are especially concerned that developing countries be able to grow at healthy rates as the global clean energy transition advances. For developing countries to sacrifice economic growth as a means to reverse climate change will...
Impacts of the Reimagine Appalachia & Clean Energy Transition Programs for West Virginia
a durable foundation for an economically viable and ecologically sustainable longer-term transition. In our proposed clean energy investment project, West Virginia can achieve climate stabilization goals which are in alignment with those set out by the...
A Program for Economic Recovery and Clean Energy Transition in California
Watch press conference of study release >> Read LA Times article: "Why a California Oil Workers Union Is Getting Behind Clean Energy." >> Watch American Prospect interview with Robert Pollin >> Read Truthout interview with Robert Pollin >> Read LA Times...
provisions incorporated within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The second is the proposed American Clean Energy and Security Act which is now before Congress. Our analysis in this paper shows that these measures operating together can...
Impacts of the Reimagine Appalachia & Clean Energy Transition Programs for Pennsylvania
will also serve as a major engine of economic recovery and expanding opportunities throughout the state. We develop a clean energy investment project through which Pennsylvania can achieve climate stabilization goals which are in alignment with those...
Green for All: Integrating Air Quality and Environmental Justice into the Clean Energy Transition
explicitly in mind. Clean air and environmental justice criteria could be included, for example, in the formulation of Clean Energy Standards (CES) to mandate that electricity companies not only increase the share of clean and renewable power but also...
A Program for Economic Recovery and Clean Energy Transition in Maine
can recover from economic crisis by addressing climate change WABI: Maine People’s Alliance holds virtual meeting on clean energy study Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has generated severe public health and economic impacts in Maine, as with most...
An Egalitarian Clean Energy Investment Program for Spain
This paper develops a sketch of a clean energy investment program for Spain. This program is capable of making three major contributions to advancing broadly-shared well-being in Spain: 1) Producing dramatic reductions in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions...
and Secretary-Treasurer of United Steelworkers Local 675 Dave Cambell discuss "A Program for Economic Recovery and Clean Energy Transition in California" -- a report written by Pollin and coauthors Jeannette Wicks-Lim, Shouvik Chakraborty, Caitlin...
in renewable energy and energy efficiency for New York State. It also proposes a policy framework for supporting such clean energy investments throughout the state. The study shows how these investments can advance two fundamental goals: promoting...
Green Economy Transition Programs for U.S. States
solar, geothermal sources, small-scale hydro and low-emissions bioenergy. Read "A Program for Economic Recovery and Clean Energy Transition in California" by Robert Pollin, Jeannette Wicks-Lim, Shouvik Chakraborty, Caitlin Kline, and Gregor Semieniuk...
Employment Impacts of New U.S. Clean Energy, Manufacturing, and Infrastructure Laws
The report Employment Impacts of New U.S. Clean Energy, Manufacturing, and Infrastructure Laws by PERI researchers Robert Pollin, Jeannette Wicks-Lim, Shouvik Chakraborty, Gregor Semieniuk and Chirag Lala estimates job creation, job quality, and...
Talent Need From Infrastructure, IRA, CHIPS Acts, Especially Women" Related research: >> Employment Impacts of New U.S. Clean Energy, Manufacturing, and Infrastructure Laws >> Green Economy Transition Programs for U.S. States >> "Industrial Policy,...
A Policy Framework for Advancing Productive Investments and Clean Energy throughout the U.S. Economy
policies for promoting productive investments in the United States, especially as regards the project of building a clean energy economy. The four main policies examined are: 1) Expanding public investments throughout the economy and gaining the...
Public Policy, Community Ownership, and Clean Energy
considers policies for promoting productive investments in the U.S., especially as regards the project of building a clean energy economy. The four main policies examined are (i) expanding public investments throughout the economy and gaining the...
Transitioning to Clean Energy Would Create More Jobs than Fossil Fuels
Transitioning to Clean Energy Would Create More Jobs than Fossil Fuels Heidi Garrett-Peltier explains how the Solyndra controversy overshadows the enormous success of government investment.
PERI's Heidi Garrett-Peltier discusses how a clean energy economy will create jobs on the The Matt Townsend Radio Show. >> Listen to interview.
Clean Energy Is a "Powerful Engine of Job Opportunity"
In The Real News Network interview, Bob Pollin discusses the potentially devastating effects of the Trump administration's intent to roll back the Clean Power Plan. >> Watch Interview