Journal of Environmental Protection, 2018, 9, 1143-1154 http://www.scirp.org/journal/jep ISSN Online: 2152-2219 ISSN Print: 2152-2197 DOI: 10.4236/jep.2018.911071 Oct. 15, 2018 1143 Journal of Environmental Protection Evaluation of Economic, Social Effects of Renewable Energy Technologies Lucio Laureti, Marco Giuseppe Lupis Rogges, Alberto Costantiello Department of Economics, LUM Jean Monnet, Bari, Italy Abstract What is sustainability? Does it only concern the environment or even so- cio-economic policies? It is only a question of ethics or a redefinition of in- dustrial policy oriented towards the use of renewable energy, it can bring benefits both atmospheric and social employment. The need for the devel- opment of renewable sources can be in tune with the correct management of the territory in consideration of the fact that these sources involve the wide- spread implementation of small and medium-sized plants. A model of eco- nomic development based on renewable sources should respect the peculiari- ties and characteristics of the territories involved. It should also think of the territory as a “value” to be strengthened and used in a sustainable and inte- grated way and no longer as a passive platform on which to install plants. So- lar thermal and photovoltaic, biomass, geothermal, hydrological, wind power are some of the sources the various countries must constantly invest. This publication is based on these concepts starting from an analysis of the em- ployment data of the OECD “Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries”, comparing them successively with the results of re- newable energy productivity. The analysis was performed by analyzing a sample of 22 countries over a period of 20 years, after which the regression curve for the variables with the OLS method was created. This econometric method has allowed us to analyze the impact that renewable technologies have on the parameters of social welfare and in particular on unemployment. Keywords Renewable Energy Sector, Unemployment, Panel Unit Roots Causality, Fixed Effects Model, Social Effects, Sustainability 1. Introduction Human needs are infinite and go beyond the concerns of income and expense. How to cite this paper: Laureti, L., Rogges, M.G.L. and Costantiello, A. (2018) Evalua- tion of Economic, Social Effects of Renew- able Energy Technologies. Journal of Envi- ronmental Protection, 9, 1143-1154. https://doi.org/10.4236/jep.2018.911071 Received: August 23, 2018 Accepted: October 12, 2018 Published: October 15, 2018 Copyright © 2018 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access