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The effect of energy transition on the labor market. A preliminary evaluation of Poland’s wind-energy industry
 
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The Division of Strategic Research, Mineral and energy economy research institute of the polish academy of sciences, Poland
 
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Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
 
 
Submission date: 2021-08-24
 
 
Final revision date: 2022-02-01
 
 
Acceptance date: 2022-02-04
 
 
Publication date: 2022-03-25
 
 
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Olga Julita Janikowska   

The Division of Strategic Research, Mineral and energy economy research institute of the polish academy of sciences, Wybickiego 7a, 31-261, Krakow, Poland
 
 
Polityka Energetyczna – Energy Policy Journal 2022;25(1):109-124
 
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Anthropopression has become a factor of many negative environmental changes, including climate change. As a response to these changes, the European Union (EU) has already cut the GHG emission by 24% compared to 1990 levels. However, the goals are far greater since the Paris Agreement states that global warming should be kept down to near 2 degrees Celsius, ideally 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels. By 2050, the proportion of global energy produced from coal must decline by between 73 and 97 percent to accomplish this objective. The global employment structure would definitely be affected by this decarbonization in the long run. In this paper, we concentrate on a preliminary evaluation of Poland’s future job market. As Poland’s economy is still driven by coal, energy conversion will have a significant influence on the country’s economy. However, decarbonization is both an opportunity and a challenge for the future labor market. As per research findings, the transition to renewable power would be a net job creator with the potential for new quality workers in the renewable energy industry both directly in the construction and installation of renewable power plants and indirectly in the industry that supplies the items for the system. According to the preliminary investigation of Poland’s future labor market, the future of Polish energy is the cohesion of clean energy sources and decentralized energy, while offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea can play an important role in the national energy transition, as well as contributing to the country’s energy security and reducing environmental pollution.
METADATA IN OTHER LANGUAGES:
Polish
Wpływ transformacji energetycznej na rynek pracy. Wstępna ocena potencjału sektora energii wiatrowej w Polsce
transformacja energetyczna, rynek pracy, SDG, energetyka wiatrowa, energia odnawialna
Antropopresja stała się czynnikiem wielu negatywnych zmian środowiskowych, w tym zmian klimatycznych. W odpowiedzi na te zmiany Unia Europejska (UE) już obniżyła emisję gazów cieplarnianych o 24% w porównaniu z poziomami z 1990 roku. Jednak cele są znacznie bardziej ambitne, Porozumienie Paryskie zakłada, ograniczenie średniego wzrostu temperatury na Ziemi znacznie poniżej 2 s.c. Aby osiągnąć ten cel do 2050 r., udział globalnej energii produkowanej z węgla musi spaść o 73–97%. Ponieważ gospodarka Polski w dużej mierze opiera się na węglu, transformacja energetyczna będzie miała istotny wpływ na gospodarkę kraju. Tym samym dekarbonizacja może postrzegana być zarówno jako szansa, jak i znaczące wyzwaniem dla przyszłego rynku pracy. W dłuższej perspektywie dekarbonizacja z pewnością wpłynie na globalną strukturę zatrudnienia. Artykuł koncentruje się na wstępnej ocenie potencjału sektora energii wiatrowej w Polsce. Według wstępnej oceny przyszłego rynku pracy w Polsce, morska energetyka wiatrowa na Morzu Bałtyckim może odegrać ważną rolę w krajowej transformacji energetycznej, stać się ważnym elementem rynku pracy, a także przyczynić się do bezpieczeństwa energetycznego kraju i zmniejszenia zanieczyszczenia środowiska.
 
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