The transition in play: worldwide employment trends in the electricity sector
Montt, Guillermo ; Maître, Nicolas ; Amos-Agye, Silas
ILO - Geneva
2018
26 p.
employment ; labour market ; energy ; climate change
Research Department Working Paper
28
Employment
English
Bibliogr.;Statistics
"Electricity generation from renewable sources has been touted as a win-win solution for the advancement towards both environmental sustainability and decent work for all. This paper analyses the employment effects of electricity generation by different sources on a worldwide scale as observed
since the year 2000. It finds that the additional generation from renewable, non-hydro, energy sources has been related to higher job creation in the electricity sector when compared to other energy sources, notably fossil fuel-based technologies. As predicted, renewables also help reduce GHG emissions. Estimating the economy-wide effects through employment multipliers provide more evidence that developing renewable energy has positive environmental and employment impact throughout the entire economy."
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