India’s New Energy Jobs Boom
Over 300,000 workers to be employed in solar, wind energy sectors in India: Report; The ILO said in its annual flagship report on the state of the global job market that action to combat climate change could create millions of new job opportunities and "more than" offset losses in traditional industries.
May 15, 2018 (Money Control)
"Over 300,000 workers will be employed in the solar and wind energy sectors in India to meet the country's target of generating 175 gigawatts of electricity from renewable sources by 2022…[According to World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: Greening with jobs from the United Nations International Labour Organisation (ILO), the fight against climate change will create an estimated 24 million new jobs globally by 2030, which will more than] offset losses in traditional industries…The report noted that India has made environmental sustainability a central objective of its development strategy in its twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012–17) and set up a comprehensive framework for skills development for green transition at the national level, targeting key sectors and institutions…[B]ased on the identification of skills needs in these sectors, 26 new Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses have been developed…[T]he regional winners from investment in energy use and production will be Asia and the Pacific, with 14 million jobs created, the Americas (three million) and Europe (two million)…” click here for more
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