TY  - CHAP
A1  - Quitzow, Rainer
A1  - Bersalli, Germán
A1  - Lilliestam, Johan
A1  - Prontera, Andrea
ED  - Rayner, Tim
ED  - Szulecki, Kacper
ED  - Jordan, Andrew J.
ED  - Oberthür, Sebastian
T1  - Green recovery
BT  - catalyst for an enhanced EU role in climate and energy policy?
T2  - Handbook on European Union Climate Change Policy and Politics
N2  - This chapter reviews how the European Union has fared in enabling a green recovery in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, drawing comparisons to developments after the financial crisis. The chapter focuses on the European Commission and its evolving role in promoting decarbonisation efforts in its Member States, paying particular attention to its role in financing investments in low-carbon assets. It considers both the direct effects of green stimulus policies on decarbonisation in the EU and how these actions have shaped the capacities of the Commission as an actor in the field of climate and energy policy. The analysis reveals a significant expansion of the Commission’s role compared to the period following the financial crisis. EU-level measures have provided incentives for Member States to direct large volumes of financing towards investments in climate-friendly assets. Nevertheless, the ultimate impact will largely be shaped by implementation at the national level.
KW  - European Union
KW  - green recovery
KW  - climate finance
KW  - European Green Deal
KW  - just transition
Y1  - 2023
SN  - 978-1-78990-698-1
SN  - 978-1-78990-697-4
U6  - https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789906981.00039
SP  - 351
EP  - 366
PB  - Edward Elgar Publishing
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Malik, Aman
A1  - Bertram, Christoph
A1  - Kriegler, Elmar
A1  - Luderer, Gunnar
T1  - Climate policy accelerates structural changes in energy employment
JF  - Energy policy
N2  - The employment implications of decarbonizing the energy sector have received far less attention than the technology dimension of the transition, although being of critical importance to policymakers. In this work, we adapt a methodology based on employment factors to project future changes in quantity and composition of direct energy supply jobs for two scenarios - (1) relatively weak emissions reductions as pledged in the nationally determined contributions (NDC) and (2) stringent reductions compatible with the 1.5 °C target. We find that in the near-term the 1.5°C-compatible scenario results in a net increase in jobs through gains in solar and wind jobs in construction, installation, and manufacturing, despite significant losses in coal fuel supply; eventually leading to a peak in total direct energy jobs in 2025. In the long run, improvements in labour productivity lead to a decrease of total direct energy employment compared to today, however, total jobs are still higher in a 1.5 °C than in an NDC scenario. Operation and maintenance jobs dominate future jobs, replacing fuel supply jobs. The results point to the need for active policies aimed at retraining, both inside and outside the renewable energy sector, to complement climate policies within the concept of a “just transition”.
KW  - energy supply
KW  - employment
KW  - just transition
KW  - political feasibility
KW  - mitigation pathways
KW  - integrated assessment models
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112642
SN  - 0301-4215
VL  - 159
PB  - Elsevier Science
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -