US 'green economy' generates $1.3 trillion and employs millions, new study finds

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The green economy contributes $1.3 trillion in annual sales revenue to the United States economy, while also creating 9.5 million full-time jobs, according to a new study.

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Measuring the green economy's impact in the United States is difficult because the government doesn't collect official data. To arrive at their conclusions, Maslin and Georgeson focused on low carbon industries such as electric vehicles and energy management in buildings. They complied public and private data — often at a granular level — and then used data triangulation to synthesize the different data sets and samples.

The researchers said their methodology "can estimate the sales and employment in the green economy, the share of the country's economy taken up by the green economy, growth in the green economy and the green economy sectors that are leading that growth."

 

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And the least amount of destruction to the environment.

That's exactly what we need!fortunately!

😂😄 Now say it with a straight face!

I call Bullshit.

Great news. Breaking Windows is also an economic booster. However it's done, we need to boost the economy.

We have seen fake numbers before!

Green new deal

Nope

Lmfao, this is an opinion piece with no real facts besides referencing a single study from London university.

If renewable energy sources were viable, there would be no need to 'sell' the idea to the public. Fact is, wind and solar are not even close to producing and storing the amount of electricity the grid demands. Remember Solyndra? Obama was in on the scam.

But the 6.5 trillion we lose doesn’t count, as well as over the 50 million jobs we lose in every industry. Plastic, technology, energy, gas and oil, manufacturers et all.

These numbers are grossly overstated! Considering there are thousands of inoperable eyesores in the US alone with few individuals actually qualified to repair them this is 'fake'! Considering the cost of parts, fabricating, installing, maintenance, etc these are not the answer!

Just think of what all we could do in so many areas of need if we wholeheartedly embraced renewable energy. Even the fossil fuel sector could benefit. A few have already figured that out, ahead of the curve.

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