Majority of future energy industry jobs will be in the renewables sector, research finds


According to the researchers' estimates published in the journal One Earth, about eight million jobs could be created by 2050, 84% of them in the renewable energy sector. — AFP Relaxnews

Eight million additional jobs could be created in the energy sector by 2050 in about 50 countries around the world, especially for solar and wind power production, according to European and Canadian researchers.

How many additional jobs could be generated in the energy sector if measures to meet the Paris Agreement are implemented? European and Canadian researchers have developed a tool to assess the evolution of the job market in the energy sector in 50 countries, whose economies are still mainly dependent on fossil fuels.

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