DVOŘÁK, Petr, Stanislav MARTINÁT, Dan VAN DER HORST, Bohumil FRANTÁL and Kamila TUREČKOVÁ. Renewable energy investment and job creation; a cross-sectoral assessment for the Czech Republic with reference to EU benchmarks. Renewable @ Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2017, vol. 69, No 2017, p. 360-368. ISSN 1364-0321.
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Original name Renewable energy investment and job creation; a cross-sectoral assessment for the Czech Republic with reference to EU benchmarks
Authors DVOŘÁK, Petr (203 Czech Republic), Stanislav MARTINÁT (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Dan VAN DER HORST (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Bohumil FRANTÁL (203 Czech Republic) and Kamila TUREČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Renewable @ Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017, 1364-0321.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50202 Applied Economics, Econometrics
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
RIV identification code RIV/47813059:19520/17:00010570
Organization unit School of Business Administration in Karvina
UT WoS 000393016000031
Keywords in English Renewable energy; Green jobs; Rural employment; Financial incentives
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Abstract
The development of renewable energy sources has been primarily justified on the ground of environmental policies and energy security, but new jobs opportunities and establishment of new economy sectors may be equally important co-benefits from investments in this sector. The main goal of this paper is to assess the employment benefits of investments in renewable energy in the Czech Republic. We examine the level and rate of the development of the renewable energy sector in the Czech Republic in terms of ('green') job creation for the period 2008-2013, in comparison to data from other EU countries, including Germany as a leading early investor in renewables. Whilst the deployment of renewable energy in the Czech Republic has succeeded to create a significant number of jobs (more than 20 000 employees in 2010), our analysis illustrates a strong dependency of job creation on the continuation of financial incentives. We also find that biomass and waste energy processing offer the highest employment per MWh, which benefits employment in (economically fragile) rural areas. We discuss the question of competitiveness of a country that was not amongst the early adopters of renewables, arguing that the technical skills of the labour force in the Czech Republic provide a potential for more sustained investments in the sector.
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