Fig. 4
a Evolution of human development index (HDI), which is proportional to employment (data adapted from Our world in data [86, 99] [99]) (b) Total employment in coal industries in UK from 1890 to 2022 (data adapted from Our world in data [86, 99]) (c) Global employment in terms of number of Jobs as per 2022 (World Bank, IEA, Our World in Data [100]) (d) Job shift towards renewables marked by individual countries 2022 (World Bank, IEA, Our World in Data [99]) (e) Top companies in O &G, renewables and NOE – Number of Employees (World Economic Forum, Thomson Reuters, Wikipedia) (f) Comparison of wages in fossil fuels and renewables sector (data adapted from [101] and [102])