Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2023 H2 H2 million jobs in 2022 million jobs in 2022 H2 th million jobs in 2022 EDITION th EDITION In Collaboration with www.irena.org © IRENA 2023 Unless otherwise stated, material in this publication may be freely used, shared, copied, reproduced, printed and/or stored, provided that appropriate acknowledgement is given of IRENA as the source and copyright holder. Material in this publication that is attributed to third parties may be subject to separate terms of use and restrictions, and appropriate permissions from these third parties may need to be secured before any use of such material. ISBN: 978-92-9260-552-0 Citation: IRENA and ILO (2023), Renewable energy and jobs: Annual review 2023, International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi and International Labour Organization, Geneva. ABOUT IRENA ABOUT ILO The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an intergovernmental organisation that supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future and serves as the principal platform for international co-operation, a centre of excellence, and a repository of policy, technology, resource and financial knowledge on renewable energy. IRENA promotes the widespread adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy, including bioenergy, geothermal, hydropower, ocean, solar and wind energy, in the pursuit of sustainable development, energy access, energy security and lowcarbon economic growth and prosperity. The International Labour Organization is the United Nations agency for the world of work. We bring together governments, employers and workers to drive a human-centred approach to the future of work through employment creation, rights at work, social protection and social dialogue. www.irena.org www.ilo.org ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Under the guidance of Rabia Ferroukhi, this report was authored by Michael Renner, Celia García-Baños and Arslan Khalid (IRENA). Hydropower jobs estimates are based on statistics provided by Dennis Akande (IRENA) and modelling contributed by Maximilian Banning (GWS). IRENA expresses gratitude for valuable contributions (Chapter 4) made by colleagues at the ILO, including Camila Pereira Rego Meireles, Casper Edmonds, Jose Luis Viveros Añorve and Moustapha Kamal Gueye, as well as Diana Junquera Curiel (IndustriALL). The authors also thank Divyam Nagpal (IRENA), IRENA national focal points for country data and Renata Grisoli (UNDP) for data on Brazil’s bioethanol workforce. For further information or to provide feedback, go to publications@irena.org Download from www.irena.org/publications DISCLAIMER This publication and the material herein are provided “as is”. All reasonable precautions have been taken by IRENA to verify the reliability of the material. However, neither IRENA nor any of its officials, agents, data providers or other third-party content providers provide a warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, and they accept no responsibility or liability for any consequence of use of the publication. The information contained herein does not necessarily represent the views of the Members of IRENA. The mention of specific companies or certain projects or products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by IRENA in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The designations employed and the presentation of material herein do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of IRENA concerning the legal status of any region, country, territory, city or area, or the authorities thereof, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers or boundaries. FO R E WO R D We are pleased to present this edition of IRENA’s Renewable energy and jobs: Annual review, the tenth in the series and the third produced in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO). The report embodies the intersection of our agencies’ respective mandates - namely the energy transition and decent work for social justice - and discusses key opportunities and challenges for workers, employers, communities and public policy makers. This year’s report finds that renewable energy employment worldwide has continued to expand - to an estimated 13.7 million direct and indirect jobs in 2022. We can expect the creation of many millions of additional jobs in the coming years and decades, provided that education and skills development programmes are appropriately expanded, workforce development