Improving competitiveness and generating high quality employment in the construction sector Daniele Paci European Commission JRC Renewables and Energy Efficiency Unit
Outline EU Policy framework Relevance of Energy Efficiency in Buildings Employment, Job Creation and Skills
Energy Efficiency in Buildings “I would also like to significantly enhance energy efficiency beyond the 2020 objective, notably when it comes to buildings, and I am in favour of an ambitious, binding target to this end that continues the current energy efficiency pathway” Jean-Claude Juncker My Agenda for Jobs, Growth, Fairness and Democratic Change. Political Guidelines for the next European Commission
Relevance of Energy Efficiency in Buildings Energy savings GHG Emissions reduction Health and living conditions improvements Growth R&D – Innovation and Technological Development Energy security Job creation Local impact
Employment
Employment – Local impact
Job Creation StudyNew jobsPeriod/year EC (2003)240, , EC (2005)1,000, EC (2011)1,400, EC (2012)850, StudyNew jobsPeriod /year UNEP (2008)11,3-13,52000 BPIE (2011) ILO (2012)15,72012 Total new jobs New jobs per 1M Euros investment
Skills and qualifications - Which skills are required? Different job profiles - Matching current and future demand - How? Experiences and initiatives
Thank you Daniele Paci EC DG Joint Research Centre (JRC) IET - Institute for Energy and Transport Ispra - Italy