A dynamic to be futified. Job creation in clean energy surpassed that of fossil fuels in 2022 and this dynamic should increase, as long as the labor supply continues, warns the International Energy Agency (IEA) in a report published on Wednesday.
Overall, the number of people employed in the energy sector rose to about 67 million worldwide in 2022, an increase of about 3.5 million from pre-pandemic levels, growth attributable to “more than half” of transition energies (photovoltaic, wind, electricity). vehicles and batteries, heat pumps and critical metals), according to this report on employment in the energy sector.
This dynamic has thus accentuated the predominance of so-called clean energies in the sector, which have supplanted fossil fuels in 2021. But if this increase in employment has affected all regions of the world, “a growing number of energy industries cite the “Skilled labor shortage is the main obstacle to accelerating activity,” according to a survey carried out by the IEA among 160 energy companies around the world.
“Millions of job offers”
The number of people working toward degrees or certifications aimed at working in the energy sector “is not keeping pace with growing demand,” according to this study, a gap that is of particular concern to specialist electricians as well as construction professionals. science, technology and engineering.
“The unprecedented acceleration we have seen in the clean energy transition is creating millions of jobs around the world, but they are not being filled quickly enough,” lamented IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, quoted in The report. About 36% of energy sector workers have high-skilled jobs, compared to about 27% for the economy as a whole, the IEA estimates.
“The growing demand for workers in the clean energy sector is expected to continue, and the growth of new jobs is expected to offset the declining role of fossil fuels in all IEA scenarios,” the agency concludes.
Thus, it estimates that in its “net zero emissions by 2050” roadmap, which proposes a global trajectory for the energy sector compatible with limiting global warming to +1.5°C, “around two jobs would be created in the area of clean energy for each job.” lost in the fossil fuel sector.
Source: BFM TV
