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Investing in Low Carbon Technologies: Job Creation for Just Energy Transitions
Economics and Financing of Nuclear Power Webinar Series
Description
Increasing concerns about climate change and the need to limit its impacts are pushing governments around the globe to engage in clean energy transitions in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. A prospective shift towards low-carbon energy sources would transform the energy sector by creating new job opportunities for the construction and operation of new climate-friendly energy facilities. However, the anticipated phase-down of fossil energy sources over the next decades would have a disruptive impact on the related sectors leading to a destruction of existing jobs.
The key topic of this webinar is the challenge associated with finding the best ways to ensure economic growth and increase the quality of living through job creation while aligning investments to climate change mitigation targets. The discussion would focus on how investments in low-carbon energy sources (nuclear and renewables) could help bolster economies and create jobs. For sustainable economic development and improved livelihoods, the investments in low-carbon technologies should demonstrate that the job-loss effects of phasing down the fossil-related activities could be mitigated. Such ‘just transition’ is critical for global social and economic development, including for achieving the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The objectives of this webinar are to:
- Provide an overview of recent studies on job creation through investment in low-carbon energy sources and discuss their main results.
- Discuss the factors that can help maximise job creation, e.g., supply chain localisation.
- Discuss the approaches to evaluation of job types created through low-carbon investments: temporary and permanent jobs, part-time and full-time jobs, job creation by skill and salary level, and job creation in terms of gender mainstreaming.
- Discuss the expectations from communities aiming for the clean technologies’ transitions.
During the webinar the experts representing organisations conducting research on job creation through low-carbon energy investments will present the main findings of their work. They will participate in a moderated panel discussion.
Panellists
- Brian Nyawinda, Nuclear Power and Energy Agency of Kenya (NuPEA)
- Daniel Wetzel, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Michael Renner, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
- Philippe Costes, World Nuclear Association (WNA)
Moderator
Denis Subbotnitskiy, IAEA