Climate Fast Facts: Indiana

Clean Businesses (2007)	Clean Jobs (2007)	Clean Job Growth (1998-2007)	Overall Job Growth (1998-2007)	Jobs Lost (2008-2009)

1,268	17,298	17.9%	-1.0%	153,000

Climate and Energy Resources

Latest Climate Science (Union of Concerned Scientists)
Global Warming & Indiana (National Wildlife Federation)
Cost of Delay (Environmental Defense Fund)
Meeting the International Clean Energy and Climate Change Challenges (The White House)

Jobs

The state could see an increase of 38,000 jobs and $3.1 billion in investment if $150 billion was invested in clean energy nationwide, reducing Indiana's unemployment rate by 1.2 percent.

Clean Energy Jobs Overview (Environmental Defense Fund)
Clean-Energy Investments Create Jobs in Indiana (Center for American Progress/PERI)
Green Prosperity: How Clean-Energy Policies Can Fight Poverty and Raise Living Standards in Indiana (Natural Resources Defense Council & Green For All)
Indiana's Road to Energy Independence (Blue-Green Alliance)
Clean Energy and Climate Policies Lead to Economic Growth in Indiana (Environmental Entrepreneurs)
American Innovation: Manufacturing Low Carbon Technologies in the Midwest (The Climate Group)

Opportunity

Committing to a 30 percent growth in solar in the United States would bring 640 jobs and $515 million in investments to Indiana. The state could realize 8,317 jobs manufacturing wind turbines and $2.77 billion investment in the wind industry alone if 50,000 MW of new wind energy is created at the national level.

ACES Funding for Efficiency Investments-IN (Environment Northeast)

Charting a New Path for Indiana's Electricity Generation and Use (National Wildlife Federation)
The Clean Energy Economy: Indiana (Pew Environment Group)
Carbon Cap Critics Predict Healthy Economy in Indiana under Cap-and-Trade (PERI/UMASS)
Economic Development and Smart Growth: Indianapolis Case Study (International Economic Development Council)
Renewable Energy Works: Indiana

Cut Costs

The average family in Indiana would save $10.31 per month on their energy bills and $16.81 per month on vehicle fuel costs if the American Clean Energy and Security Act was enacted.

Climate Bill Cuts Electricity Bills (Natural Resources Defense Council)
Climate-Protection Policies Cut Fuel Bills (Natural Resources Defense Council)
Summary of Competitiveness Provisions in ACES (Center for Clean Air Policy)
Analysis of Allowances to States, Energy Consumers Under HR 2454 (World Resources Institute)
Cumulative Natural Gas & Electricity Savings from a National RES (Union of Concerned Scientists)

Climate Consequences

Heavy rainfalls will increase expontentially, with big storms historically seen only once every 20 years instead coming every 4 to 6 years by the end of the century. Flooding will be especially devastating for crops and lead to increased cases of waterborne diseases.

Confronting Climate Change in the Midwest: Indiana (Union of Concerned Scientists)

Climate Change Impacts on the U.S. Midwest: Indiana Case Study (World Wildlife Fund)

Heavy Rainfall and Increased Flooding Risk: Global Warming's Wake-Up Call for the Central United States (National Wildlife Federation)
Global Climate Change Impacts in the Midwest (U.S. Global Change Research Program)

Global Climate Change Impacts on the U.S.: Midwest Assessment (Union of Concerned Scientists)

Hotter Fields, Lower Yields: Global Warming's Impact on Agriculture (Union of Concerned Scientists)

The Corn and Climate Report (US Climate Change Science Program)
A Preliminary Analysis of the Effects of HR 2454 on U.S. Agriculture (USDA)

Climate Change in the United States: The Prohibitive Costs of Inaction (Union of Concerned Scientists)

State Action

While Congress debates climate and energy legislation on the Hill, Indiana has partnered with 10 other states to form the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord to combat the dual threats of climate change and energy security.