WASHINGTON ― U.S. companies have created more than 300,000 clean energy jobs since President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law in August 2022, according to a detailed new analysis from an environmental advocacy group.
Climate Power, a left-leaning organization focused on combating climate change, has been tracking public announcements of clean energy jobs from the private sector since the law’s passage. As of May 31, it found that U.S. companies have announced or moved forward with projects accounting for more than 312,900 new clean energy jobs for electricians, mechanics, construction workers, technicians, support staff and others.clean energy jobs over the next decade.
Jobs and the economy will almost certainly come up when Biden and Trump participate in their first presidential debate on Thursday night.Lori Lodes, executive director of Climate Power and previously a deputy communications director for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in 2016, said Trump’s potential plans to roll back Biden’s clean energy law would hand over America’s economic future to China.
“Donald Trump is promising to kill more than 300,000 American clean energy jobs as part of his billion dollar ‘deal’ with oil executives, and he needs to answer for it,” Lodes said in a statement.By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our