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

The statement highlights that nearly 600,000 clean energy jobs were lost by April 2020, with projections suggesting 850,000 workers would file for unemployment by June 30. It criticizes a $3 trillion House recovery package for offering no support to the wind and solar industries while providing cash assistance to biofuel producers.

• The clean energy sector experienced severe job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly 500,000 jobs lost in April alone, contributing to a total loss of nearly 600,000 jobs.
• Experts project that the number of clean energy workers filing for unemployment will reach 850,000 by June 30 if the government does not intervene.
• The $3 trillion House recovery package is criticized for excluding support for the wind and solar industries while including cash assistance for biofuel producers.

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} }