Top news of the week: 27.07.2021.
Energy
The clean energy economy has a diversity problem. Let’s change that as we build back
The infrastructure package being debated in Washington should include a proposed bill to provide job training for workers from underrepresented communities.
Democrats hope to pass a clean energy standard that will force utilities to go green
What advocates see as a landmark climate initiative could end up as law via the budget reconciliation process, as Democrats rely on their slim majority.
A Framework for a People-Centered Clean Energy Transition
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Rachel Cleetus, policy director with the Climate and Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. The climate ...
Powering Rural Economic Development with Renewables
We Need Incentives to Help Electric Co-ops Replace their Coal Plants
DOE Announces New $60 Million Investment to Increase Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $60 million in funding for its largest-ever cohort of university-based Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs).
Carlyle Launches Renewable-Energy Infrastructure Unit
The private-equity giant’s venture is the latest move in Wall Street’s sustainable-investing race, as Carlyle pushes to reorient its energy business.
Evergreen Explains: Everything You Need to Know About a Clean Electricity Standard
And also what you need to know about what's in Senate Democrats’ budget reconciliation plan.
🌎 Green capital is heating up #64
Climate PE and VC funding heats up (alongside the planet)