Clean technologies are driving job growth in the energy sector, but skills shortages are an increasing concern - News - IEA - IEA
Clean technologies are driving job growth in the energy sector, but skills shortages are an increasing concern - News - IEA
November 2023
Report
World Energy Employment 2023
WEE 2023 includes for the first time employment data for the extraction of selected critical minerals, including copper, cobalt, nickel and lithium. This year’s report also benchmarks energy employment needs against an outlook to 2030 across IEA scenarios, outlining key policies that could help countries cultivate and maintain a skilled energy workforce throughout the energy transition.
Related Knowledge Center: ENERGY BASICS: solar
Declining costs and government encouragement have resulted in a rapid increase in solar energy production in the United States over the past 10 years, although solar’s share remains small: 1.6 percent of all electricity generation in 2018. That rapid growth is projected to continue.