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Energy efficiency was the largest sector with 2.1 million jobs, followed by energy transmission, distribution, and storage with 763,000 jobs. Renewable energy supported 504,600 jobs, and clean transportation (vehicles and fuels) supported 364,300 jobs. The document also notes the emergence of adaptation and resilience jobs, with the American Society of Adaptation Professionals representing members employing over 100,000 people. Future growth potential is significant, with estimates that achieving 50 to 70 percent renewable energy by 2030 could create 500,000–600,000 jobs in solar, wind, and battery storage.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"eesi-000257#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The United States had more than 4.1 million climate jobs in 2020, although the total number of these positions decreased by eight percent that year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"eesi-000257#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Energy efficiency was the largest climate employment sector in 2020, supporting 2.1 million jobs, with the highest concentrations in California (283,800), Texas (152,100), New York (121,000), and Florida (108,900).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"eesi-000257#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Clean transportation employment in 2020 included 261,300 jobs in clean vehicles and 103,000 jobs in renewable fuels. 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Key recommendations include $4 billion for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and $9 billion for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), both of which are currently oversubscribed. The brief also calls for $500 million each for SARE and AFRI to address research gaps in agroecology and systems science, $50 million for USDA Climate Hubs, and at least $200 million for Conservation Technical Assistance to support the adoption of climate-beneficial practices.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-001192#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is recommended for $4 billion in funding to scale up its whole-farm approach, which UCS estimates provides a return of $4 in benefits for every dollar invested. 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This funding is needed to address staffing losses, as the NRCS lost more than 2,000 employees (a 19 percent reduction) between FY2004 and FY2018.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-001192#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Publicly funded agricultural research in the US has lagged for decades, falling behind China in 2009. 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A 'technocentric' approach and a dominating 'greenmentality' in urban nature discourse may ignore power-knowledge relationships and the needs of marginalized communities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002781#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Market-driven governance of NbS can lead to 'green gentrification,' where investments in urban greening increase housing rents and displace vulnerable populations. Private sector investments tend to favor central or affluent areas over the more vulnerable areas that most need safe green spaces.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002781#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"NbS receive a very small proportion of global climate finance. 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