Number of renewable energy jobs worldwide is growing fast, over
7.7 million people are employed across
the industry now, up 18 percent from 6.5 million last year, according to IRENA’s
recent report. The most renewable energy jobs now are located in Asia
region, mainly in China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Bangladesh, while the
European Union and the United States now represent 25 per cent of global
renewable energy jobs, compared to 31 per cent in 2012. PV sector is employment
leader, where jobs have tripled since 2011 and now totals an estimated 2.5
million, most in downstream jobs such as PV system installation. Biofuels (1.8
million), wind power (over 1 million), biomass (822,000), solar heating/cooling
(764 000) and biogas (381,000) are also major employers. Read
more at http://www.irena.org/
At the same time, the EU lost 50,000 renewable jobs – a drop
from 1.25 million to 1.2 million. The solar energy sector was hit the most
with about 35 percent of jobs lost, because of a sharp decrease in overall
investment. The EC defends the EU’s renewable industry saying that it still has twice more renewable jobs per
capita than the global average. Read
more at http://eubulletin.com/
