Sample of Green Workforce Legislation

The document outlines three legislative efforts in the US: the Green Jobs Act of 2007 and the Green Jobs Energy Amendment, both of which seek to create energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training programs via the Department of Labor and Department of Energy, and the NEW ERA Act of 2007, which proposes competitive grants for technicians in bioenergy and agriculture-based renewable energy.

• The Green Jobs Act of 2007 (H.R. 2847) proposes amending the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to create an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program managed by the Department of Labor and the Department of Energy.
• The Green Jobs Energy Amendment (S.A. 1515) aims to amend Section 1101 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish an Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Workforce Training Program administered by the Department of Labor and Department of Energy.
• The National Endowment for Workforce Education in Renewables and Agriculture Act of 2007 (H.R. 872), also known as the NEW ERA Act, would allow the Secretary of Agriculture to provide competitive grants to community colleges and advanced technology education centers for training technicians in bioenergy and agriculture-based renewable energy resources.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (2007). Sample of Green Workforce Legislation. https://www.eesi.org/files/Green%20Jobs%20Bills_0.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Sample of Green Workforce Legislation. 2007. https://www.eesi.org/files/Green%20Jobs%20Bills_0.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitute2007sample, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{Sample of Green Workforce Legislation}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2007}, month = nov, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Green%20Jobs%20Bills_0.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }