Comparison of Employment Impacts of Renewable and Fossil Energy Based Electricity Sectors: The Case of Turkey

Considering rapidly rising air pollution and unemployment problem in Turkey, renewable energy may be the most appropriate solution for both of problems. While positive effect on environement is widely acknowledged, there isn’t sufficient research about its employment statistics. For this reason, study, net benefit renewable-based electricity sector, against fossil-based investigated through Input-Output methodology. The estimation done manufacturing/installation operation/maintenance phases solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, coal, petrol, natural gas-based sectors, including all direct, indirect, induced effects. According to results approaches phases, sectors are more effective than terms generation. Therefore, besides claimed benefits environment, sector a major instrument sustainable development efforts considering too.