The energy sector contributes to 25% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. The Biden administration wants to significantly reduce this figure and is pushing the development on offshore wind along America's coasts.
Wind turbines, of the Block Island Wind Farm, tower over the water on October 14, 2016 off the shores of Block Island, Rhode Island.to meet its climate goals under the Paris climate agreement. A major contributor to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions is the energy sector, which accounts for about 25% of total emissions.
has shown, the average compensation in the clean energy sectors still lags behind those in the fossil fuel industry. In California, for example, the average compensation for a clean energy worker is about $86,000. For a fossil fuel worker it's about $130,000. "With that job, I made enough money to buy my first home," says Decaba, who has been working as a painter since he was 15."It's time we get off fossil fuels, and it's time people make an honest living with green energy."
Currently, there are only two offshore wind farms in operation in the U.S. with a combined capacity of 42 megawatts. Several other projects are at various The project will employ 1,700 workers over 25 years, according to an analysis by the former UMass Dartmouth Public Policy Center.
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