1. Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2016
Slide deck with key indicators, figures and tables
Eleventh Meeting of the Council
25 May, 2016
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2. Renewable energy benefits
Doubling the share of renewables in the global energy mix by 2030 would increase GDP, social welfare and employment worldwide.
Source: IRENA (2016), Renewable Energy Benefits: Measuring The Economics.

3. Renewable Energy Jobs Employment in Selected Countries
Source: IRENA (2016), Renewable Energy and Jobs - Annual Review 2016

4. Renewable Energy Jobs Employment by technology
Source: IRENA (2016), Renewable Energy and Jobs - Annual Review 2016

5. Renewable Energy Jobs Employment by Technology for selected Countries
Note:
Figures provided in the table are the result of a comprehensive review of primary (national entities such as ministries, statistical agencies, etc.) and secondary (regional and global studies) data sources and represent an ongoing effort to update and refine available knowledge. Totals may not add up due to rounding.
Source: IRENA (2016), Renewable Energy and Jobs - Annual Review 2016

6. Technology Focus Renewable Energy Jobs – Large Hydropower
Source: IRENA (2016), Renewable Energy and Jobs - Annual Review 2016

7. ×3 Technology Focus Trends in solar PV employment
Solar PV jobs have more than tripled since 2011
Source: IRENA (2016)

8. ⬆60% Technology Focus Trends in wind employment
Wind jobs have increased by 60 percent since 2011
Source: IRENA (2016)

9. Thematic Focus Employment in off-grid applications
Energy Access: 4.5 million solar home systems – 127,000 jobs
73,000 jobs in off-grid solar PV
Renewable energy creates employment opportunities in applications for cooking and motive power
Source: IRENA (2016), Renewable Energy and Jobs - Annual Review 2016

10. Women in modern renewable energy jobs
Thematic Focus
Women in modern renewable energy jobs
Early research indicates that renewable energy has more gender parity than the broader energy sector.
Women representation in surveyed companies:
46% in administrative
32% in management
28% in technical workforce
In comparison: 25% of senior-level management positions were held by women in Fortune 500 companies in 2015
The share of women in the U.S. solar workforce increased from for 19% in 2013 to 24% in In Germany and Spain they account for 24% and 26% of the renewable energy workforce.
Source: IRENA (2016), Renewable Energy and Jobs - Annual Review 2016

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