Energy, Environment and Utilities Career and Technical Education Online Community Group

This group is designed to provide you with valuable and up-to-date resources and curriculum tailored to courses in your industry sector. Find and share news & updates below in our Comments section Explore links, documents and other relevant items under Shared Resources Access Project-Based Learning units of instruction under Shared Projects View sector-specific outlines under Shared Outlines Members receive additional updates […]

October 9, 2020

PBS Sustainability Classroom Resources

Video clips, essays, papers and more on sustainability topics. Great for incorporating into lesson plans, ranging from sustainable development to clean energy.

Report: Expanding Opportunity through Energy Efficiency Jobs: Strategies to Ensure a More Resilient, Diverse Workforce

This study examines energy efficiency workforce development programs that focus on diversity and inclusion. Hispanics, Black people, and women are underrepresented in the energy efficiency workforce, which offers high-paying jobs compared to the national average. To begin correcting this imbalance, energy-efficiency workforce development programs can use outreach and training to prepare underrepresented community members for […]

November 9, 2020

Career Resources for Green and Sustainability Jobs

Interest in creating a greener and more sustainable future has never been higher. To complement this growing interest, quality career resources are needed. This article on Green and Sustainability Jobs and Career Resources provides perspectives and resources to enhance career advising efforts for green and sustainability jobs.      

January 7, 2021

Webinar Library: Security & Sustainability Forum

The Library organizes the 200 Security & Sustainability Forum webinars into series supported by sponsors. There are also some one off sponsored. Click the webinar name to access the landing page with information about the panel and topic and watch the recording for each webinar. A wide range of sustainability topics are covered.

April 1, 2021

Article: After Hard Year, Promise of Unparalleled Jobs Growth

Despite overall decline, clean energy remains the biggest job creator across America’s energy sector, employing nearly three times as many workers as work in fossil fuel extraction and generation. More Americans still work in clean energy than work as middle and elementary school teachers, bankers, farmers or real estate agents. Median hourly wages for clean […]

April 23, 2021

Better Buildings Workforce Development Resources

Millions of Americans work on the energy infrastructure that powers the U.S. and in the buildings that power our economy. That infrastructure and those buildings work best when a skilled workforce connects the wires, pours the concrete, turns the dials, establishes setpoints, and seals the gaps. Through Better Buildings, DOE works with organizations to support […]

May 18, 2021

Report – Public Support for International Climate Action

This 2021 report represents how registered voters in the United States view a variety of policies related to international climate action. It is designed to provide context for President Biden’s Leader’s Summit on Climate in April of 2021. The report is useful for understanding current beliefs and concerns of American voters.

June 16, 2021

Report – Pathways to 2050: Scenarios for Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy

This 2019 report explores how the United States’ economic power and the private sector’s innovative qualities can come together to develop viable pathways for decarbonizing the US economy. It examines potential scenarios to reach mid-century decarbonization goals that benefit both companies and the broader scope of society. The report not only explores the technologies required […]

Report – America’s Zero Carbon Action Plan

The Zero Carbon Action Plan (ZCAP) was launched in early 2020 as an action plan for the U.S. to reach the goal of zero carbon emissions by 2050. it is based on research that explores decarbonizing six key sectors: power, transport, industry, buildings, food and land use, and materials. The report further makes policy recommendations […]