Introduced by: Councilmember Curran
A Resolution Entitled
A Council Resolution concerning
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Request for State Action - Override Veto of the Clean Energy Jobs Act
For the purpose of calling on the General Assembly to override the Governor’s veto of 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) will raise Maryland’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 25% by 2020 and create a working group to identify funding opportunities for clean energy job training and to remove barriers to entry for minority- and women-owned clean energy businesses in the clean energy industry.
Baltimore City’s Climate Action Plan calls on Maryland to increase the State’s RPS.
Maryland should enact policies that encourage the clean energy industry to grow, while seeking to increase the diversity of business owners and employees. By implementing the Clean Energy Jobs Act, Maryland can 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.
Businesses need certainty. Vetoing the Clean Energy Jobs Act has created an uncertain business climate for the clean energy industry in Maryland. This uncertainty can harm Maryland’s and Baltimore City’s economy through foregone investments of private capital that would otherwise have helped clean energy companies expand operations and hire new workers.
Fossil fuel combustion is a public health crisis. Over 5 million Marylanders live in counties that received a D or F air quality grad...
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