Clean Energy Jobs Grow Twice As Fast As Overall Job Market In 2023: 'Our Policies Are Working'
Clean Energy Jobs Grow Twice As Fast As Overall Job Market In 2023: 'Our Policies Are Working'
Clean energy jobs grew at twice the rate of overall jobs in the U.S. in 2023, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released on Wednesday.
根据美国能源部（DOE）周三发布的报告，2023年美国清洁能源就业岗位的增长率是整体就业岗位的两倍。
Jobs in that sector grew by 4.2%, or 142,000 positions, last year, compared to a job growth rate of 2.0% in the overall economy, the 2024 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) showed.
去年，该行业的就业岗位增长了4.2%，即增加了14.2万个职位，而整体经济的就业增长率为2.0%，根据美国能源和就业报告（USEER）2024年的数据显示。
The report also revealed that unionization rates in clean energy reached 12.4% in 2023, surpassing a unionization rate of 11% for the entire energy sector, which added 250,000 jobs last year.
该报告还显示，2023年清洁能源行业的工会组织率达到了12.4%，超过了整个能源行业11%的工会组织率，该行业去年新增了25万个工作岗位。
Clean energy sectors that experienced the greatest growth last year were zero-emission vehicle and renewable energy, as well as transmission, distribution and storage, according to the report.
根据该报告，去年清洁能源领域增长最快的领域是零排放车辆、可再生能源以及输电、配电和储能。
"Our policies are working. We are now starting to see the job impacts of investments made through the infrastructure and inflation reduction laws – first in construction and as America builds more of these factories, we'll see hundreds of thousands more," U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm said in a statement.
美国能源部长詹妮弗·格兰霍姆在一份声明中表示：“我们的政策正在见效。我们现在开始看到通过基础设施和通胀缩减法律所做的投资对就业的影响 - 首先是在建筑领域，随着美国建设更多这些工厂，我们将看到数十万个就业机会。”
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"The data clearly show that clean energy means jobs – good jobs, union jobs, and jobs retained – in communities across the country as we race to dominate the global clean energy economy," Granholm added.
格兰霍姆补充道：“数据清楚地表明，清洁能源意味着工作 - 高质量的工作、工会工作和保留工作 - 在全国各地的社区中，我们正争相主导全球清洁能源经济。”
Clean energy jobs grew in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2023, led by a 7.7% increase in Idaho, followed by Texas at 6.0%, and New Mexico at 5.9%.
2023年，全美50个州和哥伦比亚特区的清洁能源就业岗位都有增长，其中爱达荷州增长最大，达到7.7%，其次是德克萨斯州增长6.0%，新墨西哥州增长5.9%。
The solar and wind sectors reported respective job growth of 5.3% and 4.5% in 2023, the report stated.
报告指出，2023年太阳能和风能行业的就业增长分别为5.3%和4.5%。
The DOE projects that the Inflation Reduction Act will double the share of electricity generation from clean sources by 2030, driven by growth in solar and wind.
美国能源部预计，通胀减缓法案将在2030年将清洁能源发电的份额翻倍，这将受到太阳能和风能行业的增长推动。
The report also said that there were 28,000 jobs in the U.S. last year that involved building new battery and solar module factories, ports for offshore wind, and warehouses to store and transport clean energy products.
报告还指出，去年美国有2.8万个工作岗位涉及建设新的电池和太阳能模块工厂，海上风电港口以及储存和运输清洁能源产品的仓库。
"Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration's historic investments, clean energy jobs are booming in every single state," AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said in a statement.
制造行业联合会主席莉兹·舒勒在一份声明中表示：“多亏了拜登-哈里斯政府历史性的投资，清洁能源行业的就业机会在每个州都在蓬勃发展。”
Price Action: Solar and wind companies are trending in both directions as of Wednesday's early-morning trading.
股价走势：截至周三早盘交易，太阳能和风能公司的股价走势出现了两种不同的趋势。
- Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH) declined 0.05% to $122.53
- Brookfield Renewables L.P. (NYSE:BEP) gained 0.16% to $25.05
- GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV) slipped 1.40% to $182.96
- Vestas Wind Systems A/S (OTCPK: VWDRY) ticked up 0.13% to $7.62I
- Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH)的股价下跌0.05%，达到了122.53美元。
- Brookfield Renewables L.P. (NYSE:BEP)的股价上涨0.16%，达到了25.05美元。
- GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV)的股价下跌1.40%，达到了182.96美元。
- 丹麦维斯塔斯风能系统公司（OTCPK: VWDRY）上涨了0.13%，至7.62美元。
Exchange-traded funds that hold these stocks also saw gains and losses on Wednesday morning.
持有这些股票的交易所交易基金也在周三上午出现了盈亏。
- IShares Global Clean Energy ETF (NASDAQ:ICLN) gained 0.21%
- First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund (NASDAQ:GRID) slipped 0.03%
- Invesco Solar ETF (NYSE:TAN) ticked down 0.42%
- iShares全球清洁能源etf（纳斯达克:ICLN）上涨了0.21%。
- 第一托管纳斯达克清洁边缘智能电网基础设施指数基金（纳斯达克:GRID）下滑了0.03%。
- 英富适太阳能etf（纽交所:TAN）下跌了0.42%。
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