“…The second strand combines estimates of energy sector jobs from input-output models (the Jobs and Economic Development Impact [JEDI] model) with future scenarios of 100% renewable energy systems to estimate direct, indirect, and induced jobs in 2050. 23,24 Finally, the third strand looks at the specific energy sector job impacts of climate policies 13,[15][16][17][25][26][27][28][29][30] using energy systems models to analyze changes in energy jobs, between energy technologies such as coal and solar; job categories such as coal mining and solar manufacturing; and regions under various scenarios. This third type of analysis is important in climate policy debates because empirical and historical analyses have shown that some types of energy workers, such as coal miners or oil extraction workers, exert greater political influence because of their ability to physically control the flow of fuel, due to their higher unionization rates and their iconic status.…”