7.7 MILLION NEW ENERGY JOBS AROUND THE WORLD

Renewable Energy Employs 7.7 Million People Worldwide, Says New IRENA Report; Employment in the renewable energy industry increased by more than one million jobs in the last year

19 May 2015 (International Renewable Energy Agency)

…More than 7.7 million people worldwide are now employed by the renewable energy industry, according to [ Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2015 ] from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This is an 18 per cent increase from last year’s figure of 6.5 million…Jobs in the renewable energy sector are increasingly being created in Asia, with five of the 10 countries with the most renewable energy jobs now located in…China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Bangladesh…[T]he European Union and the United States now represent 25 per cent of global renewable energy jobs, compared to 31 per cent in 2012…” click here for more

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