Don’t It Make My Brown Jobs Green? What Renewable Energy Means for Jobs and Job Quality

Abstract

In the United States and other nations, a long-term transition is seemingly  under way in the consumption and production of energy, moving from nonrenewable energy sources based on fossil fuels and toward renewables. This evolution is primarily driven by the intertwined environmental goals of reducing pollution (from burning fossil fuels) and reducing reliance on nonrenewables (due to their increased scarcity).