25 Jun 2020 04:00pm to 05:00pm
Renewable Energy Jobs in Australia
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Jay Rutovitz
Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Jay Rutovitz is a Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, and has worked in renewable energy and energy efficiency since 1994, after starting her working life as an electrical contractor.
Dr Chris Briggs
Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Dr Chris Briggs is a Research Principal at the Institute for Sustainable Futures and a Technical Director at Business Renewables Centre Australia. Chris has climate, energy and labour market expertise, developed as a political adviser, policy maker, program leader and researcher.
Jobs have emerged as a key issue for clean energy transition. Currently, there is little data on renewable energy jobs because they are not separately measured by statistical agencies. The Clean Energy Council commissioned the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney to undertake the first large-scale survey of renewable energy jobs which covered large solar and wind, distributed solar, hydro/pumped hydro and battery storage.
In this webinar, Chris Briggs and Jay Rutovitz will present key findings from the project on:
- How many jobs can be created by renewable energy?
- The profile of employment and skill shortages across renewable energy technologies;
- The role of renewable energy jobs in coal transition based on occupational analysis and regional mapping of jobs; and
- Opportunities for improving skills and employment in renewable energy.
