2021 | South Africa
COP26 Briefing: Jobs and clean energy in Mpumalanga, South Africa
This briefing analyses and quantifies the socio-economic implications of re-purposing coal-fired plants in Mpumalanga via deployment of renewable energy. The analysis emphasises opportunities related to job creation, necessary skill development with a focus on gender questions, and regional value creation and industrial opportunities in Mpumalanga. The study also highlights important framework conditions necessary for fully […]
2021 | Turkey | Publication
COP26 Briefing: Co-benefits of renewables for Turkey’s industry
This briefing analyses and quantifies how incorporating higher shares of renewable energies in the Turkish electricity mix affects electricity prices for the industrial sector. The impacts are quantified for both wholesale and retail electricity prices. Moreover, additional positive socio-economic effects are also quantified in terms of job creation, GDP growth, and reduced inflation. COBENEFITS Turkey […]
2021 | Mexico | Publication
COP26 Briefing: Social performance of renewables for Mexico
In an explorative study conducted by IASS Potsdam in the context of the COBENEFITS project in 2020, a Social Performance Index (SPI) was developed with stakeholders of communities who had been positively or negatively impacted by renewable energy projects. The study centred on two questions: How does a renewable energy project perform socially, i.e., how […]
2021 | Global
Green employment for women
Towards gender-inclusive renewable energy careers. Focus on Asia For too long, professional careers in the energy sector have been male-dominated. Until recently, women accounted for a mere 1 per cent of top management positions and 6 per cent of technical staff in the fossil energy sector globally (Baruah, 2017). In comparison, the renewable energy sector has […]
2021 | Kenya | Publication
Status and trends of energy development and climate action in Kenya
Kenya is seen as one of the handful countries on the African continent expected to achieve universal electricity access by 2030. However, despite continued progress in electricity access, for most Kenyans injustices and inequalities persist in relation to sustained access and use of clean energy services to meet needs and to enable quality of life […]
2021 | Global | Publication
The Social Performance Approach
Fostering community well-being through energy-sector investments While the positive impacts of renewable energy development, the implementation and use of renewable energy for people and the planet are widely recognised, the direct contribution of local renewable energy projects to local community well-being has received limited attention. And while the Paris Climate Agreement and the 2030 Agenda […]
2021 | Turkey | Publication
COBENEFITS Policy Report Turkey
The COBENEFITS Policy Report Turkey formulates a set of policy actions to allow government institutions to create an enabling political environment to unlock the social and economic co-benefits of the new energy world of renewables for the people of Turkey. The report is based on key findings from the COBENEFITS Turkey assessment series, quantifying the […]
2021 | Turkey | Video
Video: Co-benefits of renewables in Turkey
Making renewables a success for the people in Turkey and recovering from the impacts of COVID-19: The video presents key findings from assessments on co-benefits of renewables for health, employment, industrial development, and energy supply security in Turkey. […]
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