A skilled worker shortage is becoming an ‘existential’ problem for the energy transition: Bottlenecks Series
Zero: The Climate Race · Bloomberg
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Show Notes
Western economies need to electrify and fast, but where are all the skilled workers going to come from to install the heat pumps, solar panels and batteries needed? This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi talks with Olivia Rudgard about the shortage of labor in electrification industries, and why some experts are calling it an ‘existential’ crisis. This is the second episode in Bottlenecks, a new series exploring the lesser known obstacles standing in the way of our electrified future.
Explore further:
- Read the Big Take: There Aren't Enough Engineers to Meet the World's Growing Hunger for Power
- Previous episode in Zero’s Bottleneckes series: How a Shortage of Transformers Threatens Electricity Supply
- Northvolt Hits End of Line After Failing to Reach Rescue Deal
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