It’s All About Building a Clean Energy Future

The statement asserts that the shift toward renewable energy is an economic inevitability, citing corporate commitments from companies like Walmart and General Mills and the cost-competitiveness of wind and solar power over fossil fuels in various global regions. It emphasizes that the drive to decarbonize the US energy economy will persist through the actions of states, cities, and businesses, and calls for bipartisan cooperation to protect climate policies like the Clean Power Plan.

• Corporate leadership continues to drive renewable energy adoption, exemplified by Walmart's plan to reach 50% renewable energy by 2025 and a group of companies, including General Mills and Staples, urging Michigan lawmakers to increase the state's renewable portfolio standard.
• Renewable energy is now more cost-effective than fossil fuels in several locations, specifically wind power in Minnesota and Colorado, and solar and wind power in Morocco and Kenya.
• The decarbonization of the US energy economy is expected to continue through the deployment of clean energy solutions by businesses, cities, and states, independent of federal presidential actions.
• There is a need to protect specific US regulatory measures, including vehicle fuel economy standards and the Clean Power Plan, which were scheduled for review in early 2017.

APA

Lubber, M. (2016). It’s All About Building a Clean Energy Future. We Mean Business Coalition. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/its-all-about-building-a-clean-energy-future/

Chicago

Lubber, Mindy. It’s All About Building a Clean Energy Future. We Mean Business Coalition, 2016. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/its-all-about-building-a-clean-energy-future/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{lubber2016its, author = {Lubber, Mindy}, title = {{It’s All About Building a Clean Energy Future}}, publisher = {We Mean Business Coalition}, year = {2016}, month = nov, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/its-all-about-building-a-clean-energy-future/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }