Global New Energy Jobs To Grow 500%

Renewables jobs 'to grow fivefold globally by 2050' as fossil-fuel industry shrinks: study; Employment boom in wind and solar sectors will far outweigh job losses in oil, gas and coal industries, say researchers

Josh Lewis and Leigh Collins, 26 July 2021 (RECHARGE)

“Global renewable energy jobs will grow fivefold from 4.4 million today to 22 million by 2050, with more than 85% of those gains in the wind and solar sectors…Jobs in the fossil-fuel sector will, at the same time, fall from 12.6 million to 3.1 million, with about 80% of the job losses related to oil, gas and coal extraction…Overall, the number of jobs in the energy industry will grow from 18 million today to 26 million in 2050 — with 84% of those in renewables, 11% in fossil fuels and 5% in nuclear — under the report's “well-below 2°C” (WB2C) scenario…

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…Regions likely to benefit from the energy transition include Southeast and South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, Indonesia, the US, Brazil, India, Japan and South Korea…” click here for more

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