"A clean energy economy," said Pew, "generates jobs, businesses and investments while expanding clean energy production, increasing energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, waste and pollution, and conserving water and other natural resources."
Categories include:
- Clean Energy
- Energy Efficiency
- Environmentally Friendly Production
- Conservation and Pollution Mitigation
- Training and Support.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated nearly $85 billion in direct spending and tax incentives for energy- and transportation-related programs. Additionally, every state offers some form of financial incentive to drive its clean energy economy. Click here for a state-by-state analyses.