ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 12 (UPI) -- There are more than 6 million people worldwide who get their paychecks from jobs tied to the renewable energy sector, an Emirati study finds.
The International Renewable Energy Agency, which has headquarters in Abu Dhabi, published a study Sunday finding 6.5 million people were employed in the renewable energy sector in 2013, compared with the 5.7 million directly or indirectly employed in the low-carbon economy in 2012.