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IEA Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCPs)
The IEA TCPs support the work of independent, international groups of experts and industries to lead programmes and projects on a variety of energy technologies and related issues. A number of IEA TCPs foster cooperation on social dimensions of clean energy, including the Users…
Spain’s low emissions zones
Under its National Energy and Climate Plan for 2021-2030 and the Climate Change and Energy Transition Law that was approved in May 2021, the Spanish government plans to work with local governments to discourage the use of private vehicles in favour of shared use systems and…
Boundary Dam carbon capture project in Canada
SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Power Station in Saskatchewan, Canada in 2014 became the world’s first power station to successfully apply CCUS technology at commercial scale in 2014. As the Canadian government has announced the phase-out of unabated coal generation by 2030, the…
New Zealand Warmer Kiwi Homes
The Warmer Kiwi Homes programme in New Zealand, launched in its current form in 2018, provides grants that cover 80% of the cost of insulation and clean heating for low-income households. New Zealand’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) administers the…
US Weatherization Assistance Program
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Weatherization Assistance Program provides support to low-income households for increasing energy efficiency in homes. Using DOE funds, the programme provides around 35 000 homes with weatherisation upgrades annually and supports 8 500 jobs.…
European Commission’s Renovation Wave Strategy
As part of the EU Green Deal, The European Commission’s Renovation Wave Strategy aims to cut emissions, improve quality of life and reduce energy poverty by accelerating home renovations across the EU to improve the energy performance of buildings. Lowering energy consumption…
India’s Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for all (UJALA)
The government of India in 2015 launched the UJALA programme to provide LED bulbs to domestic consumers, with a target to replace 770 million incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs by March 2019. As of July 2021, approximately 360 million incandescent bulbs have been replaced leading…
Renewable energy zones in Turkey
In 2016, the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources issued a regulation commissioning renewable energy projects in Renewable Energy Resource Zones. The government awards limited-time purchase guarantees to support renewable energy investments and to incentivise local…
Just Transition Fund
To support the European Green Deal, the Just Transition Fund was established to provide financial support to regions, sectors and communities facing more severe socio-economic challenges from the transition to cleaner forms of energy. The fund provides grants to impacted regions…
Section 45Q Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration
As part of the Bipartisan Budget Act that passed in February 2018, the US Congress extended and significantly increased tax credits for CO2 use and storage under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code. Specifically, the changes: expanded the credit to include all carbon…
National Energy Policy for Barbados 2017 - 2037
The Barbados National Energy Policy (BNEP) builds on efforts on previous projects and activities to establish a comprehensive policy in Barbados. The policy was developed using a collaborative approach which including several rounds of interviews and consultations throughout…
Brazil’s RevoluSolar project
RevoluSolar is a Brazilian non-profit organisation, founded in 2015, that helps improve livelihoods in low-income communities by providing solar energy. The group’s work is focused on the low-income communities of Babilônia and Chapéu Mangueira in Rio de Janeiro. People living…
European Master in Renewable Energy
The European Master in Renewable Energy was developed by the European Renewable Energy Research Centres (EUREC) and a consortium of nine universities to train people for skills in renewable energy fields. Created in 2002, this master’s degree is intended to meet the job market’s…
French fund to retrain foundry workers in the auto sector
As part of an updated action plan to support changes in the automobile sector announced in May 2020, France launched a EUR 50 million fund in April 2021 to retrain foundry factory workers as it shifts its internal combustion-based automotive industry toward the production of…
UK Green Jobs Taskforce and North Sea Transition Deal
As part of the UK government’s climate strategy and green recovery efforts from Covid-19, the government in 2020 set up the Green Jobs Task force , comprised of 17 experts from industry, academia, labour unions, and the education and skills sector. The group undertook a study…
RES4Africa Micro-Grid Academy
The RES4Africa Foundation was launched in 2012 to support just transitions in Africa’s energy sector toward achieving the SDG7 goal to ensure affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. The role of the foundation is to provide a supportive environment for clean…
Cooperative Training at Coal Sites in North Rhine Westphalia
The Cooperative Training at Coal Sites programme has been run by the Ministry for Labour, Health and Social Affairs of the State of North-Rhine Westphalia in Germany since 2008. The aim of the training programme is to support the employment of youth in German coal mining…
Australia’s renewable energy training tower
As one of the world’s largest coal and natural gas producers, the global energy transition will have major impacts on Australia’s traditional workforce. By some estimates , the country will lose around 10 000 jobs in coal mines and at power plants by 2036. At the same time,…
Brunel hydrogen course to retrain oil and gas workers
The Netherlands-based energy recruitment company Brunel, along with the Groningen-based business school, The Energy Delta Institute, launched a degree for oil and gas workers to retrain them for jobs in the hydrogen sector. Brunel launched the degree after receiving the results…
Volkswagen electro mobility training programmes
As Volkswagen looks to transform its vehicle fleet to electric vehicles in the coming decades, the company has taken steps to enable its employees to develop the requisite skills for jobs using new production methods. The shift to electric cars will be especially important for…
Spain auto sector transition plan
The Spanish government in June 2020 announced a EUR 3.75 billion package to aid the ailing auto sector and to support the production and sale of cleaner cars under the Plan to Boost the Value Chain of the Automotive Industry towards Sustainable and Connected Mobility. In…
China’s coal and steel capacity cuts and worker re-employment
In early 2016, China’s government urged coal and steel companies to cut excess capacity, in part to track lower demand driven by slowing economic growth and environmental regulations. However, mindful of the job losses that would result from capacity closures, the government…
Greece’s just transition strategy for lignite workers
As part of Greece’s energy transition , the government announced a phase out of lignite by 2028. The transition will require decommissioning of lignite power plants and mines, which will create economic and employment disruptions in ligniteproducing areas, especially in Western…
US POWER initiative
In 2015, the Obama administration launched the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization Initiative (POWER) to direct federal assistance to communities and regions facing job losses related to the energy transition in mining, coal power plants and…
Romanian Wind Energy Association training schools in coal regions
Building on the success of the Renewable Energy School of Skills (RESS) in Constanța, which trained over 5 000 wind energy technicians in Romania, the Romanian Wind Energy Association (RWEA) is developing a professional training academy in a former coal region. The academy will…
EU RES-SKILL project
The RES-SKILL project has an objective to strengthen vocational education and training (VET) for coal workers to secure jobs in the renewable energy space. According to the initiative, the European Union’s carbon agenda will displace around 76 000 jobs in coal mines and coal…
South Africa Sector Jobs Resilience Plans
South Africa has undertaken early national engagement on a just transition for its coal industry in a context where coal accounts for 73% of the country’s energy supply and about 1.5% of formal employment. In 2017, the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries and the…
iForest local skills assessment of coal sector in India
The International Forum for Environment, Sustainability & Technology (iFOREST), an independent non-profit environmental organisation based in New Delhi, India, released a landmark report on planning a just transition in the country’s largest coal and power district, Korba. In…
Spain’s Just Transition Strategy
Spain’s Strategic Framework for Energy and Climate, released in 2019, was built on three pillars, one of which is the Just Transition Strategy . Spain views the energy transition as an engine for quality job creation, especially given that the country’s unemployment rate hovers…
US DOE lithium-battery workforce initiative
As the energy transition brings about surging demand for critical minerals, employment needs in the sector are also poised to grow. In particular, the lithium battery supply chain will underpin growth in an array of clean energy technologies from electric vehicles to energy…
Barcelona Energy Advice Points
In an example of local governments offering clean energy skills programmes, the city of Barcelona launched the Energy Advice Points (EAP) initiative to address energy poverty through building retrofits and job training. The project was established with the goal of upgrading the…
Spain’s Empleaverde Program
The Empleaverde Program of Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO) is run by the Biodiversity Foundation to “promote and improve employment, entrepreneurship and the environment”. The programme is co-financed by the European Social Fund…
Philippines’ Green Jobs Act of 2016
The Philippines’ Green Jobs Act of 2016 was a major piece of legislation designed to create and maintain jobs in the emerging green economy. It identifies skills needs, develops training programmes, and trains and certifies workers for jobs in a range of industries related to…
Energy Academy in Germany and Jordan
In Jordan, the 2017 National Green Growth Plan for Jordan established a framework for increasing the role of renewable energy and energy efficiency in the country. The plan also targeted new job creation in the renewables sector to help address the country’s employment…
Morocco’s Institute of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Training Jobs
The government of Morocco has for over a decade embarked on a strategy to limit GHG emissions and increase the role of renewables in its energy mix. The government’s target is to reduce emissions by 42% by 2030 (17% unconditional, 25% conditional on international financing). To…
Technical transformation to promote the energy transition in Panama
The government of Panama is prioritising energy security and the diversification of the energy mix in its transition to a low-carbon economy, with a focus on promoting renewables, efficiency and electro mobility. By 2024, Panama’s Energy Transition Agenda (ATE) plans to reach…
EU Skills Agenda
The European Union has placed a strong emphasis on a green and digital transformation of its economies, including directing sizeable Covid-19 economic recovery into these areas. The lack of basic digital skills is currently limiting EU countries’ ability to capitalise on…
India’s Skill Council for Green Jobs
India’s ambitious renewable energy target of 450 GW by 2030 is expected to create a surge of investments in the sector, representing an important opportunity for job creation. Based on the Indian government´s pledge under the Paris Agreement to scale up renewables, it is…
EBRD just transition initiative
The EBRD’s just transition initiative will help its countries of operation achieve clean and inclusive transitions. Since 2006, the EBRD has undertaken EUR 34 billion in green financing for more than 1 900 projects as well as EUR 7 billion for inclusion projects. The just…
EU initiative for coal regions in transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine
The EU in December 2020 launched an initiative to help coal regions in six neighbouring EU countries undertake a just transition from coal towards a carbon-neutral economy. At least 17 regions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine…
UK green licence plates
As part of its efforts to move toward a net zero future and end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, the UK government introduced green licence plates, which include a green flash on the left-hand side of the plate to raise awareness about clean energy vehicles. The…
Mobile app for energy efficient products in India
India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) launched a mobile app that serves as an awareness and outreach medium under the Standards and Labelling (S&L) programme of BEE for efficient appliances. The app has enabled consumers to compare products based on energy efficiency and…
EU energy labels
The EU Energy Labelling Framework Regulation sets out rules and procedures for establishing energy labelling requirements for energy-related products to be placed on the EU market (regardless of their origin). Energy Labelling aims to provide consumers with information about the…
OPower home energy reports in India
BSES Rajdhani Power Limited undertook India’s first large-scale behavioural energy efficiency pilot programme, using Oracle Utilities’ Opower tool to send personalised Home Energy Reports (HERs) to a representative group of 200 000 customers in southern and western Delhi. All…
Vatican installation of PV system
To help green its operations, as promoted by Pope Benedict XVI , the in 2008 Vatican installed 2 394 PV modules on a part (2 134 square meters) of the roof of the Papal Audience Hall near St. Peter’s Basilica. The remaining part of the roof, approximately 2000 square meters, has…
Energy communities in the EU
Energy communities organise collective and citizen-driven energy actions that support the energy transition by allowing people to team up and take ownership of the energy transition, enhancing public acceptance and the uptake of sustainable energy solutions. The Clean energy for…
Germany’s renewable energy cooperatives
Throughout Germany, citizens’ cooperatives have developed renewable energy installations, taking a direct role in the country’s clean energy transition. One of the main benefits of community ownership models is that citizens can invest in local facilities where the cost for an…
Denmark community ownership of renewables
A significant part of Denmark’s remarkable success with wind power generation has been its promotion of community ownership of wind farms. The community ownership has helped wind turbines overcome challenges such as limited space, costs and resistance to visual and noise impacts…
EirGrid’s community consultations in Ireland
EirGrid, the state-owned transmission operator in Ireland, undertook an intensive process of community consultations, with an emphasis on youth participation, to address externalities associated with expanding the electricity grid. Through the engagement process, EirGrid…
Belgium’s citizens communities for offshore wind
Belgium wants its citizens to play a more active role in the electricity market. From 2023, Belgian citizens will be able to form communities and invest together in offshore wind projects to then enjoy the electricity they produce. Belgium recognises that wind farms are…