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Yes there are jobs in renewable energy
July 15, 2008
“It depends very, very strongly on government policy and investment private companies take,” said Michael Renner, Worldwatch researcher and author of the “Jobs in Renewable Energy Expanding” report. “Even in the years up to now, we have clearly seen countries that give consistent, strong support, for example in Europe, in Germany and Spain.”
Using available data, the study estimates there are 1 million biomass and biofuel jobs, 624,000 solar thermal jobs, 300,000 wind jobs and 170,000 solar photovoltaic jobs. Figures include jobs directly in the renewables sector and jobs indirectly related, such as suppliers that provide equipment components.
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