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After 2 terms as governor, Cooper looks back at how NC became ‘a clean energy epicenter’

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Gov. Roy Cooper's eight years in office have seen a wide variety of high-profile environmental issues.

Cooper touted a belief that slashing greenhouse gas emissions also brings economic opportunity.

Cooper geared the state’s economic recruitment efforts toward clean energy.

Ultimately, this resulted in a series of major announcements totaling $24 billion in investment and 20,000 new jobs.

Cooper: Businesses want to come to North Carolina to promote clean energy and create jobs.

He says North Carolina has led the way in working to try to prevent PFAS in our water and air, working with the federal government to set limits.

Cooper: "I think North Carolina’s ahead of the curve right now".

I would like us to be moving closer to offshore wind than we have been able to get.

Duke Energy has put small modular nuclear reactors ahead of offshore wind in their efforts to get to carbon zero .

I want North Carolina to do more on offshore wind, and I hope the Stein administration can push this issue.