Contribution of Renewable Energy Potential to Sustainable Employment

In this study, types of renewable energy resources and usage level of these types based on countries were investigated. Usage of renewable energy systems and various countries using these systems are discussed in the study. Various information are also provided about the problems arise from energy needs of developing countries and preference of renewable energy resources by countries based on these problems. Economic, educational and environmental effects of developed and developing countries are also mentioned based on the types of renewable energy resources used in these countries. In the light of these information, advantages and disadvantages of the existing renewable energy resources for countries are discussed. Embodiment of these mentioned factors in the society is also discussed based on this information. Various business areas arise from the use of renewable energy resources in the countries and sectorial distribution of business areas are explained based on numerical data of the countries. In line with these explanations, steps of the business areas which are constituted through renewable energy resources, employment data provided by these steps and the mechanism of employment as a result of data in a sustainable manner are also explained. In this study, renewable energy resources of developed countries, sustainable employment vision and policy convenient for predicted renewable energy resources are also provided. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.