There were approximately 272 thousand full-time equivalent jobs in the UK's Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy (LCREE) in 2022. This figure has grown by 36 percent since 2015. 135 thousand of these LCREE jobs were in the energy efficiency products segment. Additionally, there were just over 40,000 jobs in the low emission vehicles and infrastructure segment in 2022, a near threefold increase from 2015 figures.
Number of employees in the Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy (LCREE) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2022, by segment
(in 1,000s)
The figures in this statistic cover employment in 17 sectors relating to low-carbon and renewable energy, including nuclear power generation, carbon capture and storage, renewable power generation, energy efficiency, and electric vehicles (EVs).
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 8, 2024). Number of employees in the Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy (LCREE) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2022, by segment (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493058/employment-in-low-carbon-renewable-economy-uk-segment-per-year/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of employees in the Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy (LCREE) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2022, by segment (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493058/employment-in-low-carbon-renewable-economy-uk-segment-per-year/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of employees in the Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy (LCREE) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2022, by segment (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493058/employment-in-low-carbon-renewable-economy-uk-segment-per-year/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Employees in The Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy (Lcree) in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2015 to 2022, by Segment (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493058/employment-in-low-carbon-renewable-economy-uk-segment-per-year/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of employees in the Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy (LCREE) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2022, by segment (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493058/employment-in-low-carbon-renewable-economy-uk-segment-per-year/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of employees in the Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy (LCREE) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2022, by segment (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493058/employment-in-low-carbon-renewable-economy-uk-segment-per-year/
