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Adnan Amin
Not Enough Investment in Renewables: IRENA
Money invested in renewable energy is not enough to reach a climate goal of limiting global warming to 2.0 degrees Celsius, an Abu Dhabi-based green energy organisation said last week. Investment in renewables has increased dramatically in the last decade,…
IRENA Director Urges Faster Pace on Decarbonization
“As we advance deeper into a new energy paradigm, we need to pick-up the pace of our decarbonization efforts.” That was the message this week from the director-general of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Adnan Amin. Speaking after the…
Clean Energy Jobs Increasing, Fossil Fuel Jobs Decreasing, Says IRENA
IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency, says the trend is clear. Jobs in clean energy industries like solar, wind, geothermal and hydroelectric are increasing while jobs in oil, natural gas, and coal extraction are decreasing worldwide. About 8.1 million people…
More than 8 Million People Were Employed Worldwide in the Renewable Sector
A boom in solar and wind power jobs in the US led the way to a global increase in renewable energy employment to more than 8 million people in 2015, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency…