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The transition in play worldwide employment trends in the electricity sector

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  • Montt, Guillermo E.
  • Maître, Nicolas.
  • Amo-Agyei, Silas.

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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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  • Montt, Guillermo E. & Maître, Nicolas. & Amo-Agyei, Silas., 2018. "The transition in play worldwide employment trends in the electricity sector," ILO Working Papers 994987492402676, International Labour Organization.
    • Handle: RePEc:ilo:ilowps:994987492402676
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    1. E. A. Edinak, 2020. "Estimating Total Labor Input for Supporting Informed Economic Policy Decisions," Studies on Russian Economic Development, Springer, vol. 31(6), pages 655-662, November.
    2. Guillermo MONTT & Kirsten S. WIEBE & Marek HARSDORFF & Moana SIMAS & Antoine BONNET & Richard WOOD, 2018. "Does climate action destroy jobs? An assessment of the employment implications of the 2‐degree goal," International Labour Review, International Labour Organization, vol. 157(4), pages 519-556, December.

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    electrical industry; green jobs; employment creation;
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