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This chapter looks first at the social and environmental case for the transition to an energy supply system based on renewable energy sources and then, in more detail, at the employment implications of that change. There may be a net increase in employment, over and above the jobs lost as employment related to fossil and nuclear energy sources is phased out, but it is argued that, in ethical terms, it is also important to consider the quality of the new green jobs, as well as their quantity. Trade union views over the so-called just transition are explored, as are some longer-term issues concerning sustainable employment patterns in a stable state economy.
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Elliott, D. (2015). Green Jobs and the Ethics of Energy. In: Hersh, M. (eds) Ethical Engineering for International Development and Environmental Sustainability. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6618-4_5
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