Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Employment
• Renewable Energy
• Gender Equity
• Sustainable Development

Environmental Achievements

• Increased renewable energy capacity globally
• Growth in off-grid solar capacity

Social Achievements

• Created at least 11 million jobs in the renewable energy sector in 2018
• Increased women's participation in the renewable energy workforce to 32%
• Expansion of off-grid solar, improving energy access in developing communities

Governance Achievements

• Improved methodologies for tracking renewable energy employment
• Increased collaboration with countries to collect data on renewable energy workforce

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Concentrated employment in a few countries
• Policy uncertainty impacting job creation
• Industry consolidation and competition
• Skills gaps in the workforce
• Gender inequality in the sector
• Data limitations and varying methodologies across studies

Mitigation Strategies

• Advocating for supportive government policies (auctions, feed-in tariffs, industrial policies)
• Promoting diversification of supply chains and domestic manufacturing
• Improving data collection and methodologies
• Addressing skills gaps through training and education
• Promoting gender equity through targeted initiatives and policies

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Local content requirements in some countries

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
• SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)

Renewable energy job creation contributes to both affordable and clean energy and decent work and economic growth.