In today’s EGEB:

• Oil and gas companies could lose 95% of value by 2050 if Paris Agreement is followed.
• New York announces $30 million to modernize grid as state advances green energy transition.
• 200 community leaders have now expressed support for the Voices for 100% Renewable Energy project.
• JDR Cable Systems and Tufts University are collaborating to help students who want to pursue an offshore wind career.

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Major oil companies have spent $1 billion on climate lobbying that is “overwhelmingly in conflict” with the Paris Agreement, according to one new report. And another report reveals oil execs laughing about their newfound access within the Trump administration.

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Solar Power now has more employees than either the Oil & Gas or Coal Extraction industries in the United States. The solar industry employed approximately 208,000 individuals at the end of 2015 versus 185,000+ in oil and gas, or 190,000 in coal extraction. Solar power employment is expected to grow an additional 15% in 2016 to almost 240,000 individuals. Globally, solar power now directly employs 2.8 million people as the largest renewable energy employer.

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