JOBS

How will comprehensive climate and energy legislation impact jobs across the country?

Forward looking, comprehensive energy and climate policy and long-term price signals will create an estimated 1.9 billion jobs in the new energy economy. These jobs are in numerous sectors including manufacturing, construction, engineering and transportation.
Investing in a new energy economy will lead the way out of these tough economic times, reversing the trend of job loss and creating millions of new jobs that can’t be shipped overseas. It will create new manufacturing jobs building wind turbines and solar panels; retrofitting homes and buildings; and retooling automobiles for hybrid and electric plug-in vehicles – all using the skills of today’s workers.

Fossil fuel industry jobs are a tiny portion of the economy. In fact, renewable energy and energy efficiency create 10 times more jobs per dollar invested - investments that stay here in our state and create jobs.

How many clean energy jobs will be created in Tennessee?

New economic analysis from the University of Illinois, Yale University and the University of California shows that by 2020 comprehensive climate and energy policies could create up to 2,000 – 20,000 jobs in Tennessee.