Global system creating more jobs in renewables energy leaders versus in fossil-fuel technologies
Well jobs have gone renewable energy as we are leaders in this economy. More than 9.8 million people were employed in the renewable energy sector in 2016. For that’s according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). It’s the Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2017. They released at IRENA’s 13th Council meeting. For it also provides the latest employment figures of the renewable energy sector and insight into the factors affecting the renewable labour market.
Job Renewable Energy Leader
Falling costs and also enabling policies have steadily driven up investment and employment. Especially in renewable energy worldwide since IRENA’s first annual assessment in 2012. Especially when just over seven million people were working in the sector. That was said by IRENA Director-General Adnan Z. Amin. “In the last four years, for instance, the number of jobs in the solar and wind sectors combined has more than doubled.“Renewables are directly supporting broader socio-economic objectives, with employment creation increasingly recognised as a central component of the global energy transition. As the scales continue to tip in favour of renewables. So we expect that the number of people working in the renewables sector could reach 24 million by 2030. That’s more than offsetting fossil-fuel job losses and becoming a major economic driver around the world. I mean that’s what Mr. Amin added.
Annual Review of Job Renewable Energy Leaders
The Annual review also shows that global renewable-energy employment, excluding large hydropower, was big. For it reached 8.3 million in 2016. When accounting for direct employment in large hydropower. For the total number of renewable-energy jobs globally climbs to 9.8 million. China, Brazil, the United States, India, Japan and Germany accounted for most of the renewable-energy jobs. In China for example, 3.64 million people worked in renewables in 2016. That’s a rise of 3.4 per cent.
PV Market
IRENA’s report shows that solar photovoltaic (PV) was the largest employer in 2016, with 3.1 million jobs — up 12 per cent from 2015 — mainly in China, the United States and India. In the United States, jobs in the solar industry increased 17 times faster than the overall economy, growing 24.5 per cent from the previous year to over 260,000. New wind installations contributed to a 7 per cent increase in global wind employment, raising it up to 1.2 million jobs. Brazil, China, the United States and India also proved to be key bioenergy job markets, with biofuels accounting for 1.7 million jobs, biomass 0.7 million, and biogas 0.3 million.
IRENA
“IRENA has provided this year a more complete picture on the state of employment in the renewables sector, by including large hydropower data. It is important to recognise these additional 1.5 million working people, as they represent the largest renewable energy technology by installed capacity,” said Dr. Rabia Ferroukhi, Head of IRENA’s Policy Unit and Deputy Director of Knowledge, Policy and Finance.
The report finds that globally, 62 per cent of the jobs are located in Asia. Installation and manufacturing jobs continue to shift to the region, particularly Malaysia and Thailand, which has become global centre for solar PV fabrication.
Africa
In Africa, utility-scale renewable energy developments have made great strides, with South Africa and North Africa accounting for three-quarters of the continent’s 62,000 renewable jobs.
In some African countries and with the right resources plus infrastructure. For they can start seeing jobs emerge. Especially in manufacturing and installation for utility-scale projects. For much of the continent however, distributed renewables, like off-grid solar. I mean they are bringing energy access and economic development. These off-grid mini-grid solutions are giving communities the chance. Especially to leap-frog traditional electricity infrastructure development and create new jobs in the process.
So again Job Renewable Energy Leader. For Renewables Employ 9.8M People!
Download the full report here.
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., 24 May 2017
