Issue: IRA

This post includes climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from recent public polls – including new national and swing state polling on the IRA’s tax credits and offshore drilling + new research on the terminology of climate change + new polling in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and South Carolina.

The clean energy boom continues across the U.S. In the almost two years since the clean energy plan was signed into law on August 16, 2022, companies have announced or advanced 646 new clean energy projects, creating 334,565 new jobs and driving $372 billion in new investments across 47 states and Puerto Rico. Plans include 183 new battery manufacturing sites, 155 new or expanded electric vehicle manufacturing facilities, and 185 solar and wind manufacturing plants. The majority of projects are in five states — Michigan, Texas, Georgia, California, and South Carolina. A bulk of the new clean energy projects are located in congressional districts represented by Republican members of the House of Representatives – totaling 190,727 new jobs and over $286 billion in investment across 354 clean energy projects in 150 Republican-held districts. In low-income communities, 290 new clean energy projects have been announced since the passage of the clean energy plan, bringing $114 billion in investment and 134,385 jobs to low-income communities across 38 states.

This week, the Lab team is excited to share a new, interactive dashboard of data widgets from our IRA Data & Insights Hub* that track how IRA and clean energy-focused digital advertising campaigns have been performing since January 2023. The Hub’s new dashboard reflects the data from the hard work of 12 organizations engaging communities with the benefits of the IRA and clean energy, and represents over $4.1 million in ad spend! As we continue to ensure IRA funds and benefits flow to the communities that need them most, we want to help you leverage the Hub’s dashboard to design and optimize your IRA campaigning, community engagement, and implementation efforts.