Congress Should Support America’s Clean Energy Workers in the Face of Huge Job Losses

A statement from Dan Lashof of the World Resources Institute criticizing a $3 trillion U.S. House of Representatives recovery package for failing to provide support to the clean energy industry and its workers despite significant job losses.

• A report by E2, ACORE, E4TheFuture, and BW Research Partnership indicates that nearly 500,000 clean energy jobs were lost in April, which was three times the number of unemployment claims filed in March, resulting in a total loss of nearly 600,000 jobs in the sector.
• Experts predict that the number of clean energy workers who have filed for unemployment will reach 850,000 by June 30 if the government does not take quick and decisive action.
• The $3 trillion recovery package introduced by the House of Representatives provides cash assistance to biofuel producers but offers no support for the clean energy industry, specifically failing to support jobs in the solar and wind industries.

APA

Lashof, D. (2020). Congress Should Support America’s Clean Energy Workers in the Face of Huge Job Losses. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-congress-should-support-americas-clean-energy-workers-face-huge-job-losses

Chicago

Lashof, Dan. Congress Should Support America’s Clean Energy Workers in the Face of Huge Job Losses. World Resources Institute, 2020. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-congress-should-support-americas-clean-energy-workers-face-huge-job-losses.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{lashof2020congress, author = {Lashof, Dan}, title = {{Congress Should Support America’s Clean Energy Workers in the Face of Huge Job Losses}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2020}, month = may, url = {https://www.wri.org/news/statement-congress-should-support-americas-clean-energy-workers-face-huge-job-losses}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }