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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Curran
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Request for State Action - Support the Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Act
FOR the purpose of calling on the General Assembly to enact, and the Governor to sign, the Clean Energy Jobs Act (S.B. 921/ H.B. 1106) to combat climate change, create and sustain jobs where they're needed most, and start to unlock the full talent of our state's clean energy entrepreneurs.
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The Clean Energy Jobs Act (S.B. 921/ H.B. 1106) would raise Maryland?s clean energy renewable portfolio standard to 25% by 2020 and invest $40 million into workforce development as well as small minority- and women-owned business enterprises in the renewable energy industry.
A 25% clean electricity standard will create incentives for roughly 1,300 megawatts of new clean energy in our region and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 2.7 million metric tons per year. That?s the carbon equivalent of taking 563,000 passenger vehicles off the road every year, which will also deliver improved public health outcomes, cleaner air, and cleaner water.
By increasing our clean power to 25% by 2020, Maryland is also poised to stimulate a statewide resurgence of manufacturing and construction jobs. By increasing the carveout for solar, we will see new solar companies in Maryland and the growth of over 1,000 new highpaying Maryland solar jobs during the construct...
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