Projected changes in global energy employment
by sector and scenario, 2022-2030
In 2021 it was estimated that weaning energy systems off fossil fuels would result in 9.5 million fewer fossil fuel jobs world-wide. But in most regions, new renewable energy jobs would more than make up for these losses, with 17.4 new alternate energy jobs.
It was said that manufacturing and installation of alternate energy systems could potentially account for about one third of the new jobs.
· * Excerpted from an article by Sarah Deweerdt in Anthropocene magazine
Another visualization
of the changes in energy employment since 2019 is shown in the graph below by
the International Energy Agency. Note: 2024 employment estimated.
