The transition in play: worldwide employment trends in the electricity sector
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| author | Guillermo E. Montt Nicolas Maître Silas Amo-Agyei |
| author_facet | Guillermo E. Montt Nicolas Maître Silas Amo-Agyei Guillermo E. Montt Nicolas Maître Silas Amo-Agyei |
| contents | The transition in play: worldwide employment trends in the electricity sector Guillermo E. Montt Nicolas Maître Silas Amo-Agyei 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. Research Department working paper (International Labour Organization), no. 28, ILO publication.encyclopediaEntry |
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| institution | Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) |
| publishDate | 2018 |
| publisher | International Labour Organization |
| spellingShingle | The transition in play: worldwide employment trends in the electricity sector Guillermo E. Montt Nicolas Maître Silas Amo-Agyei The transition in play: worldwide employment trends in the electricity sector Guillermo E. Montt Nicolas Maître Silas Amo-Agyei 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. Research Department working paper (International Labour Organization), no. 28, ILO publication.encyclopediaEntry |
| title | The transition in play: worldwide employment trends in the electricity sector |
| url | https://researchrepository.ilo.org/esploro/outputs/encyclopediaEntry/The-transition-in-play-worldwide-employment/995218923002676 |