Climate & Energy Leader at WMO | Climate Science & Policy Expert | Sustainable Energy Advocate | TEDx Speaker | GITEX IMPACT Leader
Beyond #climatechange The landscape of global energy employment is shifting rapidly. Under the current policies the global energy employment might undergo a big shift towards clean energy by 2030 with a net gain of 5.7 million jobs in the energy sector. In a more ambitious scenario targeting net zero by 2050, the job increase could nearly triple to 17 million. 🌱 It is therefore important to put in place robust policy and industry support to facilitate transitions for employees moving away from #fossilfuels and to bridge skill gaps through education and training. As we move towards a cleaner energy future, the focus is clear: significant job creation in clean energy, with a decisive shift away from fossil fuels. https://lnkd.in/eFJHuZca
Sara Simmonds
6mo
Robust policies and industry support are essential to facilitate the shift away from fossil fuels and to provide necessary education and training to bridge skill gaps. Roberta Boscolo
Terry Dey
6mo
Look where this graph comes from. The IEA and the Decarbization channel.
Ole Margraf
6mo
Sounds like the future's bright with more clean energy jobs ahead. 🌱 Roberta Boscolo
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6moThat's an excellent graphic Roberta Boscolo... thanks for sharing.... I would also emphasize the need to support those communities where job losses will arise - it's not just the individual workers that we need to cushion. Some communities, like the blast-furnaces in Port Talbot are built around a single large emissions source. For what it's worth these are my 5 priority actions on climate - all of which will deliver good jobs: 1) a dramatic and rapid reduction in methane and brown carbon emissions. Methane satellites make that easier. This will buy time for 2-4 2) Energy efficiency and demand reduction at scale which prepares us for 3). The technologies exist, are proven and are largely cost-saving. 3) Electrify all remaining energy demand, build out grids and storage, generate using renewables 4) Ecosystems restoration to fix our “sinks” and a transition to regenerative farming 5) A just transition for workers and communities - we must not repeat the harms we did to communities like the UK coal-mining towns. Legal jeopardy for emitters and their enablers in finance, media and politics. Flow of funds from historic polluters to poorer countries.