Renewable Energy and Jobs

Annual Review 2016

Eleventh Meeting of the Council

25 May, 2016

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Benefits of Renewable Energy

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ECONOMIC GROWTHGDPIndustrial development Jobs

ENERGY SECURITYTrade balance improvement

Risk reduction

HUMAN DEVELOPMENTPoverty alleviationAccess

ENVIRONMENTClimate changeLocal pollution

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IRENA’s Knowledge Base on Employment

2011

Leading the work on jobs since 2011

2015

Jobs Sidebar in the Global Status Report

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Renewable energy jobsSustained growth

million Renewable energy jobs

millionOil and Gas

jobs

3.5 2.6thousand

Solar jobs

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extraction jobs

208 187

Renewable energy jobs increased by 5%in stark contrast with depressed labourmarkets in the broader energy sector

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Employment in Selected Countries

Renewable Energy Jobs

Employment by technology

Renewable Energy Jobs

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Technology FocusRenewable Energy Jobs – Large Hydropower

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Technology FocusRenewable energy jobs in solar PV

ManufacturingInstallation & Construction

79% 20%

ManufacturingInstallation & project develop

15% 68%

BREAKDOWN OF EMPLOYMENT BY SEGMENTS OF THE VALUE CHAIN

1.6 Million Jobs in Solar PV 208,000 Jobs in Solar

China is the global leader followed by Japan and USRapid increase in Japan (20%) and US (20%)

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Thematic FocusEmployment in off-grid applications

Energy Access: 4.5 million solar home systems – 127,000 jobs

Renewable energy creates employment opportunities in applications for cooking and motive power

73,000 jobs in off-grid solar PV

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Women in modern renewable energy jobs

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The share of women in the U.S. solar workforce increased from for 19% in 2013 to 24% in 2015. In Germany and Spain they account for 24% and 26% the RE workforce.

On average, women represent 32% of management positions in companies surveyed. A marked increase from the 25% share in Fortune 500 companies.

Early research indicates that renewable energy has more gender parity than the broader energy sector.

Benefits of renewable energy

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The right policy mix can maximise

value creation (including jobs)

• Socio-economic Benefits of Off-grid Technologies.

• Solar pumping for irrigation: Improving livelihoods and

sustainability across

• Opportunities for Local Value Creation from the Deployment

of Solar and Wind

• Quantitative assessment of the socio-economic impacts of

renewable energy deployment

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Recent activities and the way forward

Opportunities for Local Value Creation from the Deployment of Solar and Wind

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Quantitative assessment of the socio-economic impacts of renewable energy deployment

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