Year of Clean Energy Job Gains Erased; Worse Yet to Come

The clean energy sector lost 106,000 jobs in March, erasing all of its gains last year, but those initial layoffs are likely only the tip of the iceberg for coming job losses related to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report Wednesday.

Clean energy manufacturing plants “that produce everything from electric vehicles and batteries to Energy Star appliances, building materials, high-efficiency lighting equipment and solar panels and wind turbine parts” have been shuttered in recent weeks due to economic fallout from Covid-19, according to the report by E2, a clean energy advocacy group.

E2, the American Council on Renewable Energy, ...