Achieving a 36 per cent share of
renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030 would increase global
gross domestic product (GDP) by up to 1.1 per cent, roughly USD 1.3
trillion, according to new analysis by IRENA. Renewable Energy Benefits:
Measuring the Economics, released today at IRENA’s sixth Assembly,
provides the first global estimate of the macroeconomic impacts of
renewable energy deployment. Specifically, it outlines the benefits that
would be achieved under the scenario of doubling the global share of
renewable energy by 2030 from 2010 levels.
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Beyond finding that global GDP in 2030 would increase by up to USD 1.3 trillion – more than the combined economies of Chile, South Africa and Switzerland as of today – the report also analyses country-specific impact. Japan would see the largest positive GDP impact (2.3 per cent) but Australia, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea would also see growth of more than 1 per cent each.
According to the report, improvements in human welfare would go well beyond gains in GDP thanks to a range of social and environmental benefits. The impact of renewable energy deployment on welfare is estimated to be three to four times larger than its impact on GDP, with global welfare increasing as much as 3.7 per cent. Employment in the renewable energy sector would also increase from 9.2 million global jobs today, to more than 24 million by 2030.
A transition towards greater shares of renewables in the global energy mix would also cause a shift in trade patterns, as it would more than halve global imports of coal and reduce oil and gas imports, benefiting large importers like Japan, India, Korea and the European Union. Fossil fuel exporting countries would also benefit from a diversified economy....
Beyond finding that global GDP in 2030 would increase by up to USD 1.3 trillion – more than the combined economies of Chile, South Africa and Switzerland as of today – the report also analyses country-specific impact. Japan would see the largest positive GDP impact (2.3 per cent) but Australia, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea would also see growth of more than 1 per cent each.
According to the report, improvements in human welfare would go well beyond gains in GDP thanks to a range of social and environmental benefits. The impact of renewable energy deployment on welfare is estimated to be three to four times larger than its impact on GDP, with global welfare increasing as much as 3.7 per cent. Employment in the renewable energy sector would also increase from 9.2 million global jobs today, to more than 24 million by 2030.
A transition towards greater shares of renewables in the global energy mix would also cause a shift in trade patterns, as it would more than halve global imports of coal and reduce oil and gas imports, benefiting large importers like Japan, India, Korea and the European Union. Fossil fuel exporting countries would also benefit from a diversified economy....
Renewable
Energy Benefits: Measuring the Economics, builds on previous IRENA
analysis on the socio-economic benefits of renewable energy and on REmap
2030, a renewable energy roadmap to doubling the global share of
renewable energy by 2030. The study provides a first glimpse of the full
range of benefits offered by a renewable energy transition.
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) http://www.irena.org
Press Release dated January 16, 2016
Download the full report: http://www.irena.org/menu/index.aspx?mnu=Subcat&PriMenuID=36&CatID=141&SubcatID=690
Download REmap 2030 materials: http://www.irena.org/remap
Download socio-economic benefits materials: http://revalue.irena.org/publications.aspx
Information on IRENA sixth Assembly: http://bit.ly/1Px3H9E
Download REmap 2030 materials: http://www.irena.org/remap
Download socio-economic benefits materials: http://revalue.irena.org/publications.aspx
Information on IRENA sixth Assembly: http://bit.ly/1Px3H9E
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