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2 0 0 8 M E T R O G R E E N J O B S R E P O R T. CURRENT AND POTENTIAL GREEN JOBS. IN THE U.S. ECONOMY. LUKE A. TILLEY SENIOR ECONOMIST U.S. REGIONAL SERVICE GLOBAL INSIGHT (USA). 2 OCTOBER 2008. THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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2 0 0 8 M E T R O G R E E N J O B S R E P O R T
THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER
2 0 0 8 M E T R O G R E E N J O B S R E P O R T
CURRENT AND POTENTIAL GREEN JOBSIN THE U.S. ECONOMY
THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER
LUKE A. TILLEY
SENIOR ECONOMIST
U.S. REGIONAL SERVICE
GLOBAL INSIGHT (USA)
2 OCTOBER 2008
2 0 0 8 M E T R O G R E E N J O B S R E P O R T
THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER
In 2006, the U.S. economy hadabout 750,000 green jobs
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION
AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY
CONSTRUCTION & SYSTEMS INSTALLATION
MANUFACTURING
EQUIPMENT DEALERS & WHOLESALERS
ENGINEERING, LEGAL, RESEARCH, & CONSULTING
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
TOTAL
127,246
57,546
8,741
60,699
6,205
418,715
71,900
751,051
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THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER
By 2038, more than 4.2 million green jobs will be created by the economy—a five-fold increase
RENEWABLE POWERGENERATION
RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIALRETROFITTINGRENEWABLETRANSPORTATION FUELSENGINEERING, LEGAL,RESEARCH, & CONSULTINGTOTAL
407,200
81,000
1,205,700
846,900
4,214,700
2018 2028 2038
802,000
81,000
1,437,700
1,160,300
1,236,800
81,000
1,492,000
1,404,900
3,481,000
2,540,800
2 0 0 8 M E T R O G R E E N J O B S R E P O R T
THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER
4.2 million green jobs forecast is basedon achieving three goals by 2038
GLOBAL INSIGHT 2038 FORECAST
of electricity from alternative sources
reduction in energy use (residential and commercial buildings)
30%40% 35%of gas/diesel demand replaced by ethanol/ biodiesel
2 0 0 8 M E T R O G R E E N J O B S R E P O R T
THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION
ELEMENTS OF THE FORECAST
WIND SOLAR HYDROPOWER
GEOTHERMAL BIOMASS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
RENEWABLE TRANSPORT FUELS
RESIDENTIAL RETROFITS
COMMERCIAL RETROFITS
ETHANOL BIODIESEL
2 0 0 8 M E T R O G R E E N J O B S R E P O R T
THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER
Under these scenarios,
Global Insight projects
green jobs could contribute
10% of new jobs through 2038.
2 0 0 8 M E T R O G R E E N J O B S R E P O R T
THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER
TOP FIVE METROS FOR GREEN JOBS
NEW YORK 25,021
WASHINGTON, DC 24,287
HOUSTON 21,250
LOS ANGELES 20,136
BOSTON 19,799
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THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER
In 2006,
85% of all green jobs
were in U.S. metro areas.
2 0 0 8 M E T R O G R E E N J O B S R E P O R T
THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER
TOP 25 METROS FOR GREEN JOBS2006 2038 2006 2038
NEW YORK 197,971
25,0211
WASHINGTON 192,965
24,2872
HOUSTON 168,136
21,2503
LOS ANGELES 159,321
20,1364
BOSTON 156,660
19,7995
CHICAGO 127,545
16,1206
PHILADELPHIA 113,772
14,3797
SAN FRANCISCO 113,772
13,8488
SAN DIEGO 92,28511,6639
PITTSBURGH 76,1749,62710
ALBANY 75,6949,56711
INDIANAPOLIS 70,4918,90912
DALLAS 70,0298,85113
TRENTON 69,5358,78814
SACRAMENTO 65,1628,23615
HARTFORD 63,4488,01916
ATLANTA 58,1867,35417
KNOXVILLE 53,4506,75518
MIAMI 53,1456,71719
PORTLAND 53,1226,71420
DENVER 52,5686,64421
SEATTLE 49,5106,25722
AUSTIN 47,9376,05923
BALTIMORE 46,7635,91024
DURHAM 44,6635,64525
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THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER
CONCLUSION
Metro green jobs forecast for 2038,based on share of 2006 green jobs.
Future is about how
cities and metro areas
position themselves for a
larger share of the growth in
green jobs.
