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Impact of the Decarbonisation of the Energy System on Employment in Europe. CEPS Special Report No. 82, February 2014

Behrens, Arno and Coulie, Caroline and Genoese, Fabio and Alessi, Monica and Wieczorkiewicz, Julian and Egenhofer, Christian (2014) Impact of the Decarbonisation of the Energy System on Employment in Europe. CEPS Special Report No. 82, February 2014. UNSPECIFIED.

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    Abstract

    This paper presents a methodology for calculating the potential impact of the new socio-ecological transition away from fossil fuels on employment in EU energy supply. The methodology is based on “employment factors” (i.e. labour intensities) of different energy technologies. These employment factors are applied to changing energy mixes as projected by the decarbonisation scenarios of the European Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050. In particular, we analyse quantitative (number of jobs) and qualitative (qualification levels) impacts on employment in extraction and processing of primary (fossil) fuels and in the power sector for the years 2020, 2030 and 2050. The results show that the energy sector will provide not only more jobs as the new socio-ecological transition unfolds, but also jobs requiring higher-level qualifications when compared with the current energy sector.

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    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > energy policy (Including international arena)
    EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > employment/labour market > employment/unemployment
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels) > CEPS Special Reports
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 01 Apr 2014 13:25
    Number of Pages: 90
    Last Modified: 11 Apr 2014 12:55
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/50119

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