From ACEEE, June 22, 2021.
A package of proposed energy-saving investments in the nation’s buildings, transportation, and industrial sector would boost jobs by about 400,000 for several years and cut greenhouse gas emissions by an amount equal to nine months of all current U.S. emissions, a new analysis released today finds. The study by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) models the impacts of 10 sets of proposals, several touted by the Biden administration or congressional leaders, that a major infrastructure or other funding bill could include this year.