Renewable Energy Powers Jobs for Almost 10 Million People
- Solar industry has 3.09 million people vs 1.2 million in wind
- China employment at 3.6 million vs 777,000 in U.S.: Irena
Michael Liebreich Says Price of Solar Will Keep Falling
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The renewable energy industry employed 9.8 million people last year, up 1.1 percent from 2015, led by the solar photovoltaic business, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency’s annual report on the industry.
Growth has slowed in the past two years, while the solar photovoltaic category, with 3.09 million jobs, and wind business more than doubled their respective employee numbers since 2012, the first year assessed, Irena said in the report.