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 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.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.
根據美國能源部（DOE）週三發佈的報告，2023年美國清潔能源就業崗位的增長率是整體就業崗位的兩倍。
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，該行業的就業崗位增長了4.2%，即增加了14.2萬個職位，而整體經濟的就業增長率爲2.0%，根據美國能源和就業報告（USEER）2024年的數據顯示。
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.
該報告還顯示，2023年清潔能源行業的工會組織率達到了12.4%，超過了整個能源行業11%的工會組織率，該行業去年新增了25萬個工作崗位。
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.
根據該報告，去年清潔能源領域增長最快的領域是零排放車輛、可再生能源以及輸電、配電和儲能。
"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.
美國能源部長詹妮弗·格蘭霍姆在一份聲明中表示：「我們的政策正在見效。我們現在開始看到通過基礎設施和通脹縮減法律所做的投資對就業的影響 - 首先是在建築領域，隨着美國建設更多這些工廠，我們將看到數十萬個就業機會。」
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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.
格蘭霍姆補充道：「數據清楚地表明，清潔能源意味着工作 - 高質量的工作、工會工作和保留工作 - 在全國各地的社區中，我們正爭相主導全球清潔能源經濟。」
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個州和哥倫比亞特區的清潔能源就業崗位都有增長，其中愛達荷州增長最大，達到7.7%，其次是德克薩斯州增長6.0%，新墨西哥州增長5.9%。
The solar and wind sectors reported respective job growth of 5.3% and 4.5% in 2023, the report stated.
報告指出，2023年太陽能和風能行業的就業增長分別爲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.
美國能源部預計，通脹減緩法案將在2030年將清潔能源發電的份額翻倍，這將受到太陽能和風能行業的增長推動。
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.
報告還指出，去年美國有2.8萬個工作崗位涉及建設新的電池和太陽能模塊工廠，海上風電港口以及儲存和運輸清潔能源產品的倉庫。
"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.
製造行業聯合會主席莉茲·舒勒在一份聲明中表示：「多虧了拜登-賀錦麗政府歷史性的投資，清潔能源行業的就業機會在每個州都在蓬勃發展。」
Price Action: Solar and wind companies are trending in both directions as of Wednesday's early-morning trading.
股價走勢：截至週三早盤交易，太陽能和風能公司的股價走勢出現了兩種不同的趨勢。
- 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)的股價下跌0.05%，達到了122.53美元。
- Brookfield Renewables L.P. (NYSE:BEP)的股價上漲0.16%，達到了25.05美元。
- GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV)的股價下跌1.40%，達到了182.96美元。
- 丹麥維斯塔斯風能系統公司（OTCPK: VWDRY）上漲了0.13%，至7.62美元。
Exchange-traded funds that hold these stocks also saw gains and losses on Wednesday morning.
持有這些股票的交易所交易基金也在週三上午出現了盈虧。
- 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全球清潔能源etf（納斯達克:ICLN）上漲了0.21%。
- 第一託管納斯達克清潔邊緣智能電網基礎設施指數基金（納斯達克:GRID）下滑了0.03%。
- 英富適太陽能etf（紐交所:TAN）下跌了0.42%。
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