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Renewable energy provides 6.5 mln jobs globally

China.org.cn, May 12, 2014

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  "Surging demand for solar PV in China and Japan has increased employment in the installation sector and eased some PV module over-supply concerns," said Rabia Ferroukhi, heading the Knowledge, Policy and Finance division at IRENA and lead author of the report. "Consequently some Chinese manufacturers are now adding capacity."

  In the wind industry, China and Canada provided positive impulses while the outlook for the United States remains somewhat mixed because of political uncertainty. The offshore wind industry is still concentrated in Europe, particularly the United Kingdom and Germany.

  The biofuels value chain provides the second largest number of renewable energy jobs after solar PV. The United States remains the largest biofuels producer, while Brazil remains the largest employer.

  The review is being presented Monday at the Clean Energy Ministerialin Seoul, South Korea, a meeting of energy ministers and other high-level officials from 23 countries focused on assessing progress and identifying tangible steps toward accelerating the transition to a global clean energy economy.

   

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