From the available evidence, educational requirements (as well as salaries) appear to be higher in the NPP construction and operating sectors, but perhaps not as high in the decommissioning and waste management sectors as in onshore wind, and in both PV and CSP solar. Deployment of renewable electric energy”, in Electricity from Renewable Resources: Status, Prospects, and Impediments, NAS, National Academies Press, Washington, DC, p. 255, www.nap.edu/catalog/12619/electricity-from-renewable-resources-status-prospects-and-impediments. The use of energy is so pervasive throughout the economy that major transformations in society and economic performance have been driven by waves of innovation in energy supply and use. In the present context, it is of primary importance for policy makers to anticipate how the low-carbon energy transition will impact the economy, and whether it will help or hinder macroeconomic development. This chapter is therefore of a somewhat wider nature than the others.