inaugural edition of world energy employment report is – to the best of our knowledge – the first comprehensive list of the global energy workforce.
The report presents new estimates of the size and distribution of the labor force across sectors and technologies, and increases the granularity on the number of workers along the entire energy value chain. This includes fossil fuels and bioenergy production; generation, transmission, distribution and storage of power sector; and end uses including vehicles and energy efficiency for buildings and industry. It also details the parts of the value chain where these jobs are located, including raw materials, construction, construction, utilities and wholesale, as well as how many are employed to operate existing energy facilities to build new projects. , including those working in operation and maintenance of plants. It also provides projections for emerging sectors for energy, including clean energy innovation.
This mapping can serve as a much-needed foundation for global energy decision-makers, and provide important insights into the potential opportunities and impacts of labor markets under various drivers, particularly the transition to clean energy, Also provides important insights about the transfer or development of supply chain capabilities. , How these labor markets develop will be explored in depth by the scenarios presented in our World Energy Outlook Chain.