Do Renewable Energy Investments Create Local Jobs?

In a short video for Faculti, Natalia Fabra answers the question “Do renewable energy investments create local jobs? Based on an ongoing research project, she tackles the puzzle of why we see such NIMBY (“not in my backyard”) opposition to renewable energy projects, while they are supposed to have a positive impact on employment. Part of the explanation may lie in the question: Are the jobs created by these projects taken by local people?

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