STUDIES CONVERGE ON BENEFITS OF A RAPID CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION

This policy brief meta-analyzes eight studies to demonstrate that achieving approximately 80% clean electricity in the U.S. by 2030 is feasible and beneficial. The analysis finds that such a transition would result in minimal wholesale electricity cost changes, create up to 1 million net new jobs annually, and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and premature deaths, while relying primarily on the deployment of wind, solar, and battery storage.

• A meta-analysis of eight studies indicates that achieving approximately 80 percent clean electricity by 2030 in the United States is feasible at minimal cost due to recent declines in renewable technology costs. Wholesale electricity costs in 2030 for a high clean energy future are projected to range from 4 percent lower to 3 percent higher compared to current prices.
• Ambitious clean energy policies are projected to generate significant economic gains, including the creation of 500,000 to 1 million net new jobs per year and investments ranging from hundreds of billions to trillions of dollars. For example, a 90 percent by 2035 clean electricity standard (CES) is estimated to support 530,000 net new jobs per year and over $1.7 trillion in investments between 2020 and 2035.

APA

ESPOSITO, D. (2021). STUDIES CONVERGE ON BENEFITS OF A RAPID CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION. Energy Innovation. https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/Meta-analysis-of-clean-energy-policy-models.pdf

Chicago

ESPOSITO, DAN. STUDIES CONVERGE ON BENEFITS OF A RAPID CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION. Energy Innovation, 2021. https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/Meta-analysis-of-clean-energy-policy-models.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{esposito2021studies, author = {ESPOSITO, DAN}, title = {{STUDIES CONVERGE ON BENEFITS OF A RAPID CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION}}, institution = {Energy Innovation}, year = {2021}, month = jul, url = {https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/Meta-analysis-of-clean-energy-policy-models.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }