IEA World Energy Jobs Outlook: Five key green takeaways

Michael Holder
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IEA World Energy Jobs Outlook: Five key green takeaways

The IEA has released its first ever evaluation of global energy employment both today and in the future - BusinessGreen takes a deep dive

Today the International Energy Agency (IEA) has produced what it is said to be the world's "first comprehensive inventory of the global energy workforce", providing estimates of the size and distribution...

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