Job creation is one of the most visible socio-economic co-benefits generated by climate mitigation actions, and one that both helps policymakers obtain traction with their constituencies and creates multiple social and economic benefits. In 2019-2020, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) completed its Employment Assessment of Renewable Energy Targets under the Nationally Determined Contributions (NEAR-NDC) Project. The project aimed to generate an evidence base for the link between renewable energy targets in NDCs and its required investments with employment generation to support and strengthen GGGI Member countries’ renewable energy policy framework for NDC implementation and achievements of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This report introduces a series of elements identified in the NEAR-NDC research process. It covers the current status of women’s participation in the energy sector, the focus on assessing women’s participation in two countries of analysis, Mexico and Rwanda, and lessons learned that could inform future labour projection models and the assessment of co-benefits.