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Framework to analyze the spatial distribution of the labor impacts of clean energy transitions

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  • Sharma, Anjali
  • Banerjee, Rangan

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This paper presents an analytical framework to study the spatial distribution of the labor impacts of clean energy transitions. While there exists optimism about the job creation potential of clean energy industries, just transitions literature has emphasized that the costs and benefits of energy transitions will not be distributed equally. Aggregate labor estimates hide the regional inequalities that might surface sub-nationally.

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  • Sharma, Anjali & Banerjee, Rangan, 2021. "Framework to analyze the spatial distribution of the labor impacts of clean energy transitions," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 150(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:150:y:2021:i:c:s0301421521000276
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112158
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