Beyond Words

• Date: 01 July 2017

7-2017 NEWS & ANALYSIS 47 ELR 10559

BEYOND WORDS

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Source: IRENA (2017), Renewable Energ y and Jobs— Annual Review 2017, International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi.

Global Renewable Energy Jobs, 2017

Renewable Energy Employment by Technology

Solar Phot ovoltaic

Liquid Biof uels

Hydropower

(Large )

Wind Energ y

Solar Heat ing/

Cooling

Solid Bioma ss

Biogas

Hydropower

(Small )

Geotherm al

Energy

CSP

Jobs (thous ands)

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,00 0 3,500

Renewable Energy Employment in Selected Countries

China

Jobs (thous ands)

Rest of EU

France

Brazil

South Africa

Japan

Note: a) Jobs i n large hydropower are not include d in the country totals

given diffe rences in methodology and unc ertainties in underly ing data.

in large

hydropower

in 2016

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