45,000 renewables jobs are Australia’s for the taking – but how many will go to coal workers?
- Written by Chris Briggs, Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Dan Himbrechts/AAPAs the global renewables transition accelerates, the future for coal regions has become a big worry. This raises an important question: can renewables create the right jobs in the right places to employ former coal workers?
According to our new research, the answer in many cases is “yes”. Renewable energy jobs provide...