Renewables jobs 'to grow fivefold globally by 2050' as fossil-fuel industry shrinks: study
Renewables jobs 'to grow fivefold globally by 2050' as fossil-fuel industry shrinks: study
Global renewable energy jobs will grow fivefold from 4.4 million today to 22 million by 2050, with more than 85% of those gains in the wind and solar sectors, according to an international team of academics.
Jobs in the fossil-fuel sector will, at the same time, fall from 12.6 million to 3.1 million, with about 80% of the job losses related to oil, gas and coal extraction, the rese...