Sec. 7. Definitions
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In this Act: The term clean energy economy means United States energy production resulting in net-zero carbon emissions in accordance with the timeline described in the IPCC Report to limit global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrialized levels. The term clean energy technology industry includes— the renewable, clean, and low-carbon electric power energy generation sector; the electric transmission sector; the energy storage sector; and the energy efficiency sector. The term Department means the Department of Labor.
The term distance learning means the transmission of educational or instructional programming to geographically dispersed individuals and groups via telecommunications. The term frontline and vulnerable communities means deindustrialized communities, depopulated rural communities, and communities where indigenous people, people of color, migrants, low-income workers, women, the elderly, people with disabilities, and the youth are disproportionately impacted. The term high school has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ).
The term IPCC Report means the report entitled IPCC, 2018: Global warming of 1.5 °C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on October 8, 2018. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Labor.
The term shortages refers to when workforce demand outweighs supply within an occupation or field of work. The term skilled technical personnel means— journey- and apprentice-level workers (including such workers who work in full supply chain and manufacturing, and operation and maintenance), who are enrolled in, or have completed, a registered apprenticeship program under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act ; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and other skilled workers in the clean energy technology industry, as determined by the Secretary.
The term trend refers to jobs being created, jobs being eliminated, lifespan of jobs, required competencies of jobs, skill gaps of jobs, geographical locations of jobs, ongoing training for jobs, cleanliness of jobs (based on greenhouse gas reductions), current job openings, projected job openings, current wages of jobs, projected wages of jobs, unionization rates of jobs, and other information the Secretary determines appropriate. The term underrepresented populations is a group that comprises less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in each occupation or field of work within the clean-energy technology industry.
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