economy – California Climate and Energy Collaborative

Clean Jobs Cities – Top 50 US Metros

November 2, 2018

clean energy technology, clean jobs, economy, energy efficiency

The Top 50 metro areas for clean jobs now employ 1.8 million workers in clean energy technologies, accounting for more than one out of every two clean energy jobs in the country – which alone outnumbers the fossil fuel industry by around 700,000. These are Americans who go to work each day making downtown skyscrapers…

100%… of what?

October 18, 2018

Sarina Soor

carbon free, economy, low-carbon, policy

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“Sometimes two ideas that seem joined at the hip end up butting heads. A couple current discussions in the energy blog-o-sphere illustrate. One is the debate over moving to 100% carbon-free electricity in California. Another is the push for “electrification” of transportation, water heating and anything else that these days relies on burning natural gas,…

Creating more sustainable water systems by taking lessons from the energy industry

October 18, 2018

Sarina Soor

economy, energy, storage, water

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“In California a whopping 19 percent of the total electrical demand is used in some way to move or treat water. Large, centralized water transportation systems like the California Aqueduct consume enormous amounts of electricity lifting water nearly 2,000 feet on its journey to southern California. And the myriad of groundwater wells across the U.S.…

Solar and wind industries unite to rewrite electric market rules

October 18, 2018

Sarina Soor

economy, renewable energy, solar, wind

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“A new solar and wind group in Washington is writing new wholesale electric market rules for federal regulators in an effort to “level the playing field” by increasing the amount of electricity that comes from renewables. Grid specialists for the new Wind Solar Alliance plan to ask federal and state regulators, lawmakers and U.S. governors…

The business of clean energy equity for all

October 18, 2018

Sarina Soor

clean energy, community resilience, economy

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“In the nitty-gritty, day-to-day work of building a clean-energy economy, it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. Namely that, as much as this movement is about moving markets and cleaner electrons, it’s ultimately about people: improving lives and ensuring a livable planet — not just for some, but for all. After all, we’re…

Top 10 US insurance companies invest $51 billion in fossil fuels

October 18, 2018

Sarina Soor

economy, fossil fuels, insurance

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“As a U.N. panel finds the world is losing the war with global warming and urgent action is needed, U.S. insurance companies have reported holding more than $50.9 billion in fossil fuel investments that exacerbate climate change, according to reporting to national insurance regulators. Consumer Watchdog’s review of public filings reveals nine of the 10…

Natural gas here to stay beyond energy transition, Big Oil says

October 10, 2018

Sarina Soor

clean energy, economy, natural gas, oil

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“Top oil companies including Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.AS), BP (BP.L) and Total (TOTF.PA) are adapting with growing urgency to the need to develop cleaner energy sources, investing more and more in solar and wind power, electric vehicle technology and even forestation. Still, they see oil, and especially natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel, playing…

Renewable energy auctions: bidding our way to a greener future

October 10, 2018

Sarina Soor

economy, renewable energy

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“Too often we hear, in both developing and developed markets, that renewable energy is too costly because of the subsidies it receives. This was true when the nascent renewables market needed protection — but no longer. Even in emerging markets, it is time to introduce competition. Those who have done so have achieved dramatic results.…