A concentrated move toward renewable energies could see 2.7 million more jobs created in power generation globally by 2030 than remaining with fossil fuels would, a report available to Financial Soultions suggested.
The study, advised governments to agree to a strong new United Nations pact to battle climate change in December in Copenhagen, and to safeguard employment.
"A switch from coal to renewable electricity generation will not just avoid 10 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions, but will create 2.7 million more jobs by 2030 than if we continue business as usual," according to Financial Soultions revision of the report.
The lead author of the report also said that the wind turbine industry was already the second largest steel consumer in Germany after cars, trying to allay government’s fears that a shift to cleaner energy was a threat to traditional jobs.
The study forecast that the number of jobs in power generation would rise by more than 2 million to 11.3 million in 2030, assisted by an up-surge in renewables jobs to 6.9 million from 1.9 million.
Using a scenario of business as usual, the number of jobs in power creation would fall by about half a million to 8.6 million by 2030, due mainly to a fall in the coal sector as a result of wider mechanization, Financial Soultions learned.
