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The wage gap that threatens Biden s climate plan
Workers in the greener side of the energy industry earn significantly less than those who extract fossil fuels and run power plants, new data show.
Energy industry workers employed by solar and wind power companies earn significantly less than those who mine coal or drill for natural gas, new data show. | Alex Wong/Getty Images
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President Joe Biden s efforts to sell the country s workers on his climate agenda will face a major hurdle, data obtained by POLITICO show a big wage gap between the new green energy jobs and the old fossil fuel ones.
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How the United States Can Achieve a Green and Equitable Recovery
February 24, 2021
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ESTOnline
A conversation with climate and energy experts to discuss what a green and equitable recovery in the United States should look like.
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As the United States looks to rebuild from the economic recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, federal lawmakers have an opportunity to ensure that we build back better, in ways that create millions of well-paying jobs, spur billions in economic growth, and advance a low-carbon economy. Research shows that smart climate action is not only good for economic growth – it’s essential to it. These objectives go hand in hand and must be treated as intrinsically linked.