There are now more jobs in “clean” energy than in fossil fuels

“Clean” energies now employ more people than fossil fuels, according to the first report “Jobs in the global energy sector” published on September 8 by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and quoted by the american media Quartz. In 2019, energy production and its end use (automotive industry and energy efficiency of buildings and factories) accounted for just over 35 million jobs, more than half of the approximately 65 million jobs in the overall sector. Energy. “This idea that there are no jobs in clean energy is no longer defensible”, note The Guardian, in an article devoted to “reasons to be (cautiously) optimistic about climate change”.

The organization, headquartered in Paris, took 2019 as its year