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IRENA Report: Renewable energy employs 8.1 million people worldwide
2016-05-25 23:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Leader Call: The report, released Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, found that more than 8.1 million people worldwide are employed in renewable energy, an increase of more than five per cent over the previous year. "The continued job growth in the renewable-energy sector is significant because it stands in contrast to trends across the energy sector", said Adnan Amin, director-general of IRENA. It said last month that renewable energy capacity grew worldwide by a record 8.3 per cent to 1,985 gigawatts in 2015, adding...
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