Strategic Outlook on Clean Energy Economy Quiz

How many clean energy jobs were there across the State at the end of 2020?

• 100,000

• 160,000

• 200,000

• 250,000

What percentage of New York's clean energy workers lost their job as of the end of 2020?

• 2%

• 4%

• 6%

• 9%

What is one of the goals of the Climate Act's nation-leading policies?

• Reducing the number of clean energy jobs

• Expanding deployment of existing technologies

• Increasing fossil fuel-based economic activities

• Reducing investment in clean energy

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Which city in New York is mentioned as a location for growing new industries such as battery manufacturing and research?

• Albany

• Buffalo

• Binghamton

• Rochester

What is one of the efforts mentioned to build an inclusive clean energy economy?

• Reducing the number of start-ups

• Developing a pipeline of skilled labor

• Increasing fossil fuel-based economic activities

• Limiting export to markets across the globe

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What is one of the main goals of the NY Green Bank as outlined in the strategies for 2022-2025?

• Increase the size, volume, and breadth of sustainable infrastructure investment activity throughout the State.

• Reduce the number of clean energy projects.

• Decrease market participants' access to capital on commercial terms.

• Limit the mobilization of private capital.

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Which of the following is a strategy to support innovation according to the document?

• Limit the development of climate technologies.

• Support the development of climate technologies necessary to meet the State’s Climate Act goals.

• Reduce funding for climate technologies.

• Discourage the development of independent innovation organizations.

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What is one of the strategies for workforce development mentioned in the document?

• Reduce training infrastructure for existing workers.

• Develop training infrastructure to upskill existing workers and prepare the next generation of clean energy workers.

• Limit job placement for priority populations.

• Decrease collaboration with labor unions.

What is a key focus of the economic development strategy outlined in the document?

• Establish strategy to help organize and make State economic development resources more impactful.

• Reduce strategic alignment on supply chain.

• Limit community-center developments.

• Decrease economic development resources.

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What is the goal of New York's Transformation 2030 plan?

• To reduce the state's carbon emissions by 50%

• To create nearly half-a-million climate jobs in New York by 2030

• To eliminate all fossil fuel usage by 2025

• To increase the state's GDP by 20%

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