This report analysed the likely jobs created, energy saved, and carbon emissions avoided from several energy efficiency investments that have been proposed for inclusion in economic stimulus and infrastructure legislation.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an economic crisis in the United States. Tens of millions of people are out of work, one in three families with children cannot afford adequate food, and three million small businesses expect to close their doors permanently. This report proposes a path forward – with a bold economic renewal plan that would sustain jobs for more than 9 million people every year for the next 10 years while building an economy that fosters cleaner air and water, higher wages, healthier communities, greater equity, and a more stable climate.
Modernizing America’s electric grid infrastructure presents a unique opportunity to not only upgrade decades old infrastructure systems, but also to create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the near term and generate sustained, economy-wide benefits over the long term.
Congress could immediately create hundreds of thousands of jobs while advancing a cleaner economy by investing in restoring trees.
Congress could immediately create millions of good jobs and support state and local governments nationwide by dramatically increasing investment in public transit systems and transportation infrastructure.