Question: will the energy transition result in more, or less, net employment globally?
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Hello everybody. I am opening an online discussion thread on the topic of shifting employment patterns as a result of the transition to lower carbon energy sources, for a future edition of Energy Flux.
Fear of job losses in the coal industry has hindered the transition in countries such as Poland, Germany, Australia and Indonesia. Are these concerns justified? Will China be a net jobs beneficiary as demand for PV cells grows? What about minerals-rich countries that mine materials needed to manufacture EV batteries and wind generators? Is the issue of a ‘just transition’ getting the attention it deserves, both within the EU and further afield?
This EU report from June 2020 concludes that a “solid and coherent method to track employment impacts of the green economic transition is lacking”. Is there a better source of data?
It's interesting that you say that. I was discussing with a friend, who told me he believed jobs would come mostly from equipment manufacturing, as they are more stable than installation and O&M.
I did not concur, as I believe the job creation would mostly come from O&M and design and maintenance of future integrated infrastructure and IoT systems.
I am curious to see where this discussion will lead....
Hi Sebastian, there is a recent report 'Jobs in a Net-Zero Emissions Future' from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that estimates job losses/gains - by sector - in the transition to a net-zero carbon economy by 2030 in Latin America and the Caribbean.
This just in:
Government of Canada supports Just Transition from coal-generated power in Saskatchewan and Alberta
https://www.canada.ca/en/western-economic-diversification/news/2020/09/government-of-canada-supports-just-transition-from-coal-generated-power-in-saskatchewan-and-alberta.html
It's interesting that you say that. I was discussing with a friend, who told me he believed jobs would come mostly from equipment manufacturing, as they are more stable than installation and O&M.
I did not concur, as I believe the job creation would mostly come from O&M and design and maintenance of future integrated infrastructure and IoT systems.
I am curious to see where this discussion will lead....
Copying in this comment from a LinkedIn contact:
Hi Sebastian, there is a recent report 'Jobs in a Net-Zero Emissions Future' from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that estimates job losses/gains - by sector - in the transition to a net-zero carbon economy by 2030 in Latin America and the Caribbean.
AUTHORS: Saget, Catherine; Vogt-Schilb, Adrien; Luu, Trang
https://publications.iadb.org/en/jobs-in-a-net-zero-emissions-future-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean