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Essay / The environment and the environment: the economy and the...
According to Bloomberg. 8.1 million people worldwide had jobs in the clean energy sector in 2015; it surpassed the 2014 scale with 7.7 million clean energy workers. The percentages of clean energy workers in China have increased significantly by 35% compared to the oil and gas sector. Jobs using solar energy have grown 12 times faster than overall job creation. If the United Nations' climate change and development goals are met, the number of workers in the clean energy sector will reach 24 million by the end of 2030. Fig 1-6: Jobs in solar extraction by in relation to oil, gas and coal extraction (United States). According to a new report from the World Bank Group, $83 billion in benefits could be generated by giving the oceans a break by fishing less. Recovery from overexploitation of fish can be achieved by reducing global fishing effort. An increase in the value, weight and price of fish could increase fishing profitability by an estimated $3 billion per year, or $86 billion. As stocks return to healthier levels, it could result in more fish being caught and would also benefit from the growing global demand for seafood. Fig 1-7: Fish consumption