Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2017 presents the status of renewable energy employment, both by technology and in selected countries, over the past year. In this fourth edition, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds that renewable energy employed 9.8 million people around the world in 2016 – a 1.1% increase over 2015. Jobs in renewables excluding large hydropower increased by 2.8%, to reach 8.3 million in 2016. China, Brazil, the United States, India, Japan and Germany accounted for most of the renewable energy jobs. The shift to Asia continued, with 62% of the global total located in the continent.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/renewable-energy-and-jobs-annual-review-2017
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/international-renewable-energy-agency-irena
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unemployment
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fossil-fuels
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biofuel
