In 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals were officially adopted. According to the United Nations
Sustainable development is driven by the notion that the needs of the present should be met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In 1987, the World Commission on Environment and Development (report Our Common F
The renewable energy sector is composed of a number of segments along the supply chain. The major portions encompass manufacturing/assembly of equipment; construction and installation (C&I); and operations and maintenance (O&M). There is also a
Direct employment refers to employment that is generated directly by core activities without taking into account the intermediate inputs necessary to manufacture renewable energy equipment or construct and operate facilities. These dire
Labour inputs needed for a particular project or activity may be expressed in terms of person-hours of work. Part-time positions and contract work arrangements are converted to FTE based on the inputs required, actual hours worked, or the duration of a
Formal employment is created through contractual arrangements between an incorporated company and an individual employee. In developed economies, many sectors of the economy, such as the extractive industry, manufacturing, and provisions of services, ar
The types of jobs in the energy access context vary from those typical of the modern” energy sector. In the context of distributed renewable energy (DRE), Platform partner Learn More
In a market economy, jobs (dependent employment) is essential for the sustenance and wellbeing of the vast majority of the population. Employment offers a stream of income to individual workers and their families, and in aggregation is essential for vib
Although the energy transition promises significant overall GDP, employment and welfare benefits, this cannot be considered in isolation of the socio-economic system of which the transition is an intrinsic part and which it reshapes. These interactions
Estimate existing and emerging sustainable energy job creation along supply chains as the energy transition unfolds, analyse the policies and drivers that shape the dynamics of job creation, and improve understanding of overall changes in labour m ....
Assess the degree to which women, youth, and minority groups are able to benefit from the socio-economic opportunities created by the energy transition, and examine the policies and programmes needed to ensure that no group or community is left be ....
Examine the quality of jobs (fair pay, safe workplaces, work-life balance, job security and advancement, representation of workers), with an understanding that employment is critical not just for economic sustenance but gives meaning and satisfact ....
Investigate the ways in which improving energy access through decentralised renewable energy solutions (off-grid solar, mini-grids, etc.) contributes to job creation — both in the energy sector supply chain and further downstream in local co ....
Analyse the socio-economic realignments (winners and losers) that result from fundamentally reorienting the global energy system. Based on a solid understanding of the ways in which the energy system interacts with the larger economy, develop poli ....
Analyse ways in which the expansion of sustainable energy and its impacts on the employment in the energy sector and across the wider economy can be beneficial for the economic development needs of different regions, countries and communities in t ....
