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Lobbyists – A Growing Force in the Cleantech and Environmental Industries

By Nicholas Varilone on May 5, 2010 1 Comment American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, cap-and-trade, clean coal technology, cleantech, coal fired power plants, coal industry, Environmental and Public Works Committee, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental sector, greenhouse gas emissions, H.R. 2454, House of Representatives, James Inofe, John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman, Lindsay Graham, Senate Office of Public Records, Senator Barbara Boxer, The Nature Conservancy, US Climate Action Partnership, World Wildlife Fund

Lobbyists – A Growing Force in the Cleantech and Environmental Industries

Since the turn of the 21st century the amount of lobbyist spending in the environmental and clean energy technology sector has grown by more than 200%. Spurred by investment from private firms and the public outcry of an exorbitant amount of college campuses across the country, clean energy technology and climate legislation are taking the main-stage on capitol hill. The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 was passed last year in the House of Representatives and the Kerry-Graham-Leiberman bill is due out later in 2010.

A Strong Climate Treaty Could Mean Significantly More Jobs Than If We Continue Using Coal

By Tracey de Morsella on September 28, 2009 2 Comments carbon-intensive path, Christine Lins, clean energy, climate action, Climate Change, CO2 emissions, coal, coal industry, coal mines, Copenhagen, Damon Moglen, DLR, ecological collaspe, economic recession, Energy [R]evolution, energy efficiency, EREC, European Renewable Energy Council, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, German Aerospace Centre, green energy, green jobs, Greenpeace, Greenpeace USA, Guy Ryder, Institute for Sustainable Futures, Institute of Technical Thermodynamics, ISF, ITUC, jobs, power sector, renewable electricity generation, renewable energy, renewable power, retraining, social collapse, sustainable economic growth, University of Technology Sydney, Working for the Climate: Renewable Energy & The Green Job [R]evolution

The world stands to gain 6.9 million jobs by 2030 in the clean energy sector if a strong deal is reached in Copenhagen, according to a report released recently by Greenpeace International and the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC). A switch from coal to renewable electricity generation will not just avoid 10 billion tons of CO2 emissions, but will create 2.7 million more jobs by 2030 than if we continue business as usual. Conversely, the global coal industry – which currently supports about 4.7 million employees worldwide – is likely to contract by more than 1.4 million jobs by 2030, due to rationalization measures in existing coal mines.