Energy

[New] Decarbonisation of the global energy system can grow the global economy and create up to 28 million jobs by 2050.
[New] Every $1 million in spending generates less than three fossil fuel jobs, but will generate more than seven full-time jobs in renewable energy and almost eight full-time jobs in energy efficiency.
Whilst also being commonly cited as the most efficient renewable energy, the global wind industry drives the creation of new jobs and could employ over six million people worldwide by 2050, compared to about one million currently.
Greater investment in green energy would improve the cumulative gross domestic product by $98 trillion by 2050 and bring with it 42 million jobs.
EmNEW has regional offices in Kenya and Ghana, with projects expected to unlock up to $500 million in renewable energy investment, reduce CO2 emissions by 320,000 tons, create 20,000 new jobs, and eventually produce 585 GWh of clean electricity.
Climate change is an obvious catalyst for innovation and, according to McKinsey, giving a boost to industries supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency could create up to 20 million jobs by 2030.
Climate change could lead to a net increase in jobs of five to six million by 2050, while the European Commission predicts that three million jobs could be created in the renewable energy sector by 2020.
More jobs would be created in the energy sector through renewables with the solar industry alone forecast to employ as many people in future as the coal industry does today.
Increasing energy efficiency in the commercial sector will not only create new jobs in every region in its own right but could help to save jobs as well.
$1 million spent on fossil fuels in the U.S. will generate 2-3 full-time equivalent jobs, while $1 million spent on renewable energy or energy efficiency will create 7-8 jobs.
By 2025 South Africa alone could create 462,000 additional jobs by going green, including in clean energy generation, energy efficiency, pollution control and natural resource management.
While 50,000 jobs may be lost in oil and gas over the next decade in Canada, just over 160,000 will be created in clean energy - a net increase of 110,000 new energy jobs.
While 50,000 jobs are likely to be lost in fossil fuels over the next decade, just over 160,000 will be created in clean energy - a net increase of 110,000 new energy jobs in Canada.
The UK government is backing the industries of the future that will deliver jobs and opportunities across Wales: This £36 million new funding will support exciting green technology that could cut energy bills, reduce carbon emissions and create better homes and workspaces.
Supporting growth in Australia's energy resources industry will be vital in reaching the Morrison Government's target of 1.25 million new jobs over the next five years.
Offshore wind is now competitive with conventional forms of energy generation, and at the same time the sector has delivered jobs, investment and growth across UK northern towns and cities.
The transition in all sectors will reduce the annual greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector continuously from roughly 30 gigatons in 2015 to zero by 2050 and will create 35 million new jobs worldwide, 15 million of them in the renewable energy sector.
Stepping up Ohio's auto industry to make more electric vehicles and parts could catch more than $6 billion in investments and create more than 9,000 jobs.
In an analysis by the International Trade Union Confederation of just three European countries, 2.5 million new jobs in the energy sector alone could be created over 5 years through a transition to the green economy.
Cuomo will direct the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to invest $15 million in clean energy workforce development and infrastructure advancement to train workers for jobs.

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Last updated: 24 May 2020