The Net-Zero Northwest (NZNW) Workforce Regional Analysis is the Northwest’s first comprehensive clean energy workforce analysis that examines jobs in the buildings, fuels, electricity, and transportation sectors that would be created or displaced if the Northwest were to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The study offers policymakers direction for how employment would shift over time as the Northwest moves toward attaining a net-zero emissions goal by 2050.
While fossil fuel-related jobs would decline, on balance net energy jobs in the Northwest would grow by 17% between 2021 and 2030. The question for the region is how to manage the transition to clean energy in such a way that as many people as possible benefit, either by having access to jobs that were previously foreclosed or by receiving training that would enable them to learn new skills and maintain a good standard of living.
BW Research Partnership performed this analysis based on Evolved EnergyResearch’s modeling for CETI’s NZNW Energy Pathways analysis. CETI released the study findings on November 15, 2023.
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