Sizing the Clean Economy:

THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION: Sizing the Clean Economy: A National and Regional Green Jobs Assessment

July 13, 2011 — The “green” or “clean” or low-carbon economy—defined as the sector of the economy that produces goods and services with an environmental benefit—remains at once a compelling aspiration and an enigma.

As a matter of aspiration, no swath of the economy has been more widely celebrated as a source of economic renewal and potential job creation. Yet, the clean economy remains an enigma: hard to assess. Not only do “green” or “clean” activities and jobs related to environmental aims pervade all sectors of the U.S. economy; they also remain tricky to define and isolate—and count. read more w/more video links
A Metropolitan Policy Program Event

THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION: SIZING THE CLEAN ECONOMY