ACORE Statement on Paris Climate Agreement Withdrawal Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderNovember 4, 2020November 4, 2020 ACORE Statement on Paris Climate Agreement Withdrawal Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): “As we await the official results of the presidential election, the United States – the world’s second largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions – is squandering global credibility and good…
DOL Finalizes Anti-ESG Rule Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderOctober 30, 2020October 30, 2020 DOL Finalizes Anti-ESG Rule Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): “The Department of Labor announced its final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments after only 16 days of review, on a Friday afternoon, in the face of overwhelming public opposition. The…
Clean Jobs, Better Jobs ReportsBy Erin SnyderOctober 22, 2020Clean Jobs, Better Jobs: An examination of clean energy job wages and benefits
REPORT: Clean Energy Jobs Pay 25% More Than National Median Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderOctober 22, 2020October 22, 2020 REPORT: Clean Energy Jobs Pay 25% More Than National Median First-of-its-kind report shows clean energy jobs more likely to include health care, retirement benefits Median wages in solar, wind, grid modernization higher than jobs in coal, natural gas and petroleum fuels Findings support calls to power U.S. recovery with clean energy jobs…
The Value of Energy Storage Fact SheetsBy Erin SnyderOctober 21, 2020Military Resilience, Grid Reliability and Customer Savings The Value of Energy Storage: Military Resilience, Grid Reliability and Customer Savings Air Pollution and Climate Benefits The Value of Energy Storage: Air Pollution and Climate Benefits
FERC Takes Baby Steps on Carbon Pricing while Tripling Down on Anti-Renewable Market Rules Amid Legal Challenge Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderOctober 15, 2020October 15, 2020 FERC Takes Baby Steps on Carbon Pricing while Tripling Down on Anti-Renewable Market Rules Amid Legal Challenge Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released a proposed policy statement on carbon pricing that, if formally adopted, would convey the Commission’s sense that RTO-level carbon pricing based on state policy…
Projected to Add 175,000 Jobs Before COVID-19 Pandemic, Clean Energy Sector Enters Final Months of 2020 Down 478,000 Jobs Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderOctober 8, 2020October 8, 2020 Projected to Add 175,000 Jobs Before COVID-19 Pandemic, Clean Energy Sector Enters Final Months of 2020 Down 478,000 Jobs • 40+ states continue to suffer double-digit unemployment in clean energy • 14% of sector’s workforce still jobless as industry nears slow season WASHINGTON, D.C. – The clean energy industry expected to add…
ACORE Challenges Second Attempt by Labor Department This Year to Slow Down ESG Investments Press ReleasesBy Erin SnyderOctober 5, 2020October 5, 2020 ACORE Challenges Second Attempt by Labor Department This Year to Slow Down ESG Investments WASHINGTON, D.C. – In comments submitted today to the U.S. Department of Labor, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) challenged the Department’s recently proposed rule aimed at discouraging proxy voting under Title 1 of the Employee Retirement Income…
ACORE Comments on DOL Proxy Voting Proposed Rule Comments & TestimonyBy Erin SnyderOctober 5, 2020ACORE Comments on DOL Proxy Voting Proposed Rule